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Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

Robert Louis Stevenson

Publisher: Charles River Editors

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Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish author who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century.  With classics such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson is still one of the most widely read authors today.  This edition of Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin includes a table of contents.
Available since: 03/22/2018.

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