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Book Title: Henry James Goes To Paris
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Henry James Goes to Paris
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Subject: Europe / France, Literary, American / General
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Peter Brooks
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Travel, Biography & Autobiography
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
