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Book Title: John Burnet of Barns : a Romance
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Historical
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 0.4 in
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 11.9 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: John Buchan
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
