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Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

Harry Leon Wilson

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Editorial:
Standard Publications
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781605973050
27,18 €
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This humorous adventure about a British valet out of his element in a small Western town is an enjoyable read. Ruggles becomes the servant of an American couple after his employer uses him as a stake in a poker game. He travels to the west and is mistakenly identified as a wealthy Brit. He becomes a small town celebrity with many humorous twists in the plot.

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