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Book Title: Oscar Wilde Discovers America
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Louis Edwards
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: African American / General, General, Literary, Biographical, Historical
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 13.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
