Flaubert's Madame Bovary

Author/creator Roberts, James L. Author
Format Electronic
EditionRevised
Publication InfoCliff Notes [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Description80 p. 08.260 x 05.240 in.
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