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While the Billy Boils

While the Billy Boils

Henry Lawson

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Pomona Press
Año de edición:
2006
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Ficción clásica
ISBN:
9781406794373
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These stories are written by the O. Henry of Australia. They tell of men and dogs, of cities and plains, of gullies and ridges, of sorrow and happiness, and of the fundamental goodness that is hidden in the most unpromising of human soil.

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