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From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted.
Title: The Stolen White Elephant
Original: The Stolen White Elephant
Category: Short Stories
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Penguin Books
Year: 2016
Pgs: 64
Weight: 0.057 kg
ISBN: 978-0-214-25174-4
This book is in English
'PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW!'
From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted.
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