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Cover of The American

The American

✍ Scribed by James, Henry


Publisher
Penguin Group US;Signet Classic
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Weight
249 KB
Edition
3
Category
Fiction
ISBN
1101157623

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✦ Synopsis


In this classic collision of the New World with Old Europe, James weaves a fable of thwarted desire that shifts between comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama.


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