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| Título | The Writings of Mark Twain: see Old Catalog -. 23. The man that corrupted Hadleyburg and other essays and stories Volume 14 de The Writings of Mark Twain: Underwood Ed, Mark Twain |
| Autor | Mark Twain |
| Editora | American Publishing Company, 1894 |
| Original de | Biblioteca Pública de Nova York |
| Digitalizado | 14 abr. 2008 |
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