• ISBN13: 9780618541546
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publisher Imprint: N/A
• Publication Date: April 6, 2006
• Pages: 503
• Original Price: USD 86.95
• Language: English
• Edition: 4th Ed.
• Item Weight: 816 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

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