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The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England - A Tale of the Great Invasion

The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England - A Tale of the Great Invasion

The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England - A Tale of the Great Invasion

P. G. Wodehouse / PGWodehouse

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Editorial:
Standard Publications
Año de edición:
2008
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781605972305
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P G Wodehouse was a British writer known for his comic style. Besides writing short stories and novels he also wrote plays and musical lyrics. This comic satire tells of the invasion of England by several European countries. The invaders are slowed down by a trip to a dance hall and the common cold before a troop of boy scouts finally gets the best of them.

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