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From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese OdysseyBy HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
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The Makers of Rome (Penguin Classics)By Penguin Classics |
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The Decline and Fall of Practically EverybodyBy The History Press Ltd
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Italian Journey, 1786-1788By Penguin Classics |
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Letters from Egypt: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-1850: A Journey on the Nile, 1849-50By Parkway Publishing |
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Twenty Years A-Growing (Oxford Paperbacks)By Oxford Paperbacks |
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Freedom from Fear: And Other WritingsBy Penguin |
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The Selected Essays of John BergerBy Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
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Walden (Everyman's Library classics)By Everyman's Library |
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The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Penguin Classics)By Penguin Classics |
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