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Marius The Epicurean: His Sensations And Ideas

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Book Title: Marius the Epicurean : HIS Sensations and Ideas

Item Length: 8in

Item Width: 5in

Author: Walter Pater

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Christian / Historical, Coming of Age

Publisher: University Press of the Pacific

Publication Year: 2003

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 14.1 Oz

Number of Pages: 364 Pages

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