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Book Title: Alfred the Great
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jacob Abbott
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Europe / Western, General
Publisher: Blurb
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 6.7 Oz
