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The Speedicut Memoirs

The Speedicut Memoirs

The Speedicut Memoirs

Christopher Joll

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AuthorHouse UK
Año de edición:
2018
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781546292920

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Following the death of Colonel Sir Jasper Speedicut in 1915, the Speedicut saga continues with the publication of the memoirs of his son, Charles.It is clear from his hair-raising exploits in pre- and post-revolutionary Russia and in the sands of Arabia, interspersed with adventures in a whole range of other peoples bedrooms, that Charles Speedicut inherited not just his name from his father

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