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Book Title: Mrs. Warren's Profession
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Classics, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publisher: 1st WORLD Publishing, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Drama, Fiction
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 140 Pages