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Wish

Michael Tolkien

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Wimbledon Publishing
Año de edición:
2013
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780857281999

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An adaptation in narrative verse of a children’s fantasy tale, ‘The Rose-Coloured Wish’ (1923) by Florence Bone (1875-1971), ‘Wish’ is a timeless story that weaves adventure, humour and vivid characterisation into a subtle moral tale.

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