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Book Title: Shakespeare's Promises
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: William Kerrigan
Publication Name: Shakespeare's Promises
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
