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Stories by Foreign Authors: French III - cover

Stories by Foreign Authors: French III

Honoré de Balzac, Pierre Loti, Alfred de Vigny, Edouard Rod, Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier

Publisher: Good Press

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The following is a collection of stories by French authors, featuring names such as Honore de Balzac, Edouard Rou, and Pierre Loti. A total of five stories can be found within this book.
Available since: 04/10/2021.
Print length: 81 pages.

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