Author: William L. Van Deburg
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2013-10-21
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 022610981X
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Author: Bracebridge Hemyng
Publisher:
Published: 2020-07-16
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 3752302968
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original: Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigands of Grece by Bracebridge Hemyng
Author: Bracebridge Hemyng
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-07-09
Total Pages: 602
ISBN-13: 3368365010
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Reproduction of the original.
Author: Tom Reiss
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 030738246X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This biography traces the almost unbelievable life of the man who inspired not only Monte Cristo, but all three of the Musketeers: the novelist's own father.