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A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.
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The Leopard: A Novel
A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.
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ISBN-13: | 9780307833990 |
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Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 10/02/2013 |
Sold by: | Random House |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 336 |
Sales rank: | 59,935 |
File size: | 2 MB |
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