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Wylder’s Hand

Joseph Le Fanu

Publisher: Charles River Editors

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Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu was a famous Irish writer best known for Gothic and mystery fiction.  Le Fanu was the most prominent ghost-story writer in the 19th century.  This edition of Wylder’s Hand includes a table of contents.
Available since: 03/22/2018.

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