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Book Title: Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: G. A. G. A. Henty
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Ancient & Classical
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Literary Collections
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Number of Pages: 292 Pages