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Book Title: Herman Melville's Billy Budd, the Sailor : Truth Uncompromisingly Told Will Always Have Its Jagged Edges
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.1in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Herman Melville
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Crime
Publisher: Word to T.H.E. Wise, a
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 3 Oz
Number of Pages: 54 Pages
