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Oscar Wilde
by Vyvyan Beresford Holland
ISBN: 1402715145
ISBN-13: 9781402715143
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
Published date: 2005
Size: 8.75 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 79
Synopses
A biography of the late nineteenth century author who was one of the most successful playwrights and celebrated wits in the English-speaking world.
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Oscar Wilde (Stories for Young People) (Qty: 9)
Merlin Holland, Louise Brierley
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