Bonnie Prince Charlie A Tale Of Fontenoy And Culloden, By G A Henty (Ill...

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Book Title: Bonnie Prince Charlie. a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden, by G. A. Henty (illustrated) : Illustrated by Gordon Frederick Browne (15 April 1858 - 27 May 1932) Was an English Artist and Children's Book Illustrator in the Late 19th Century and Early 20th Century. (World's Classics)

Item Length: 10in.

Item Height: 0.4in.

Item Width: 8in.

Author: Gordon Browne, G. A. Henty

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: General

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2016

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 16.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 180 Pages