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The Power of Delight: A Lifetime in Literature (Hardcover)

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Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (24 Mar 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0715633120
ISBN-13: 978-0715633120
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 5.8 cm
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