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The Old Maid and Other Stories

The Old Maid and Other Stories

The Old Maid and Other Stories

Guy de Maupassant

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2024
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Ficción histórica
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9781557425331
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A selection of 35 of Guy de Maupassant’s finest short stories, including 'The Old Maid,' 'The Awakening,' 'In the Spring,' 'Rust,' 'The Man with the Blue Eyes,' 'The Carnival of Love,' and many more!

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