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Dickens scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, Hard Times features schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind, one of his most richly dimensional, memorable characters. Filled with the details and wonders of small-town life, it is also a daring novel of ideas and ultimately, a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination.

Subjects
Fiction, Social problems, Utilitarianism, Education, Social life and customs, Social conditions, Married people, Industrial revolution, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, Problèmes sociaux, Conditions sociales, Romans, nouvelles, Mœurs et coutumes, In library, Large type books
People
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Places
Manchester, England, Great Britain, Angleterre
Times
19th century, 19e siècle

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1854, Bradbury & Evans
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1854, T.L. McElrath & Co.
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1868, Hurd and Houghton
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1881, Chapman and Hall
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1883, J. W. Lovell Company
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1891, Chapman & Hall
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1894, Houghton Mifflin
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1898, Chapman & Hall
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1900, Caxton Publishing
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1905, C. Scribner's Sons
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1906, Collins Clear-Type Press
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1907, Dent
Hard Times.
in English
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1908, Thomas Nelson and Sons
Hard times
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1911, Chapman & Hall
Hard times for these times.
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1912, Waverley Book Co.
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in English
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1920, J.M. Dent
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1927, J.M. Dent & sons, ltd, E.P. Dutton & co.
Hard times
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1936, Books, Inc.
Hard Times
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1955, Oxford University Press
Hard times for these times.
in English
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1958, Holt,Rhinehart and Winston
Hard times for these times
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1958, Rinehart
Hard times for these times.
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1958, Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Hard times for these times
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1960, Harper
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July 1, 1961, Signet Classics
Hard Times (Signet Classics)
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1961, New American Library
Hard times for these times
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1961, New American Library
Hard times for these times
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1961, New American Library
Hard times
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July 1, 1961, Signet Classics
Hard Times
in English
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1961, New American Library
Hard times for these times
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1963, Oxford University Press
Hard times
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1965, Harper & Row
Hard times.
in English
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1966, Heritage Press
Hard Times for these times
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1966, Norton
Hard times
in Undetermined
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1966, Easton Press
Hard times for these times.
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1966, Norton
Hard times
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1966, Oxford University Press
Hard times for these times
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1966, printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club
Hard times for these times
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1966, Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club
Hard times for these times.
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1966, W. W. Norton
Hard times
in English - [1st ed.]

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1967, Dent, Dutton
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1969, Penguin
Hard times for these times
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June 1, 1969, Signet Classics
Hard Times
Paperback
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June 1, 1970, Signet Classics
Hard Times
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1972, Imprint Society
Hard times
in English
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1972, Imprint Society
Hard times
Hardcover
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September 1973, Collins
Hard Times (Gift Classics)
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
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1974, Oxford University Press
Hard times for these times
in English
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January 1, 1976, Longman
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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1977, Pan Books
Hard times
in English
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1979, Dent
Hard times
in English
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April 1979, Everyman Ltd
Hard Times
Paperback
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1980, Signet Classic
Hard times
in English
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December 31, 1980, W W Norton & Co Ltd
Hard Times
in English
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March 1, 1981, Bantam Classics
Hard Times (Bantam Classics)
Mass Market Paperback in English
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April 1981, Bantam Classics
Hard times
Mass Market Paperback
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1983, Folio Society
Hard times
in English
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1983, Folio Society
Hard times for these times
Hardcover with slipcase in English
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1983, Folio Society
Hard times for these times
in English
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October 1, 1983, Books on Tape, Inc.
Hard Times
Audio Cassette
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November 1984, Ulverscroft Large Print
Hard Times
Hardcover in English - Largeprint edition
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February 1986, Heinemann
Hard Times (Guide Novels)
Paperback in English
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1987, Methuen
Hard times
in English
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1989, Oxford University Press
Hard times
in English
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December 31, 1989, Argo
Hard Times
Unknown Binding
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1990, Norton
Hard times
in English - 2nd ed.
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1991, World International
Hard times
in English
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January 1991, John Curley & Assoc
Hard Times (Cover to Cover Audio Books)
Audio Cassette
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1992, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
Hard times
in English
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June 4, 1992, Everyman's Library
Hard Times (Everyman's Library Classics)
Hardcover - New Ed edition
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1992, Pickpockets
Mr M'Choakumchild and Mr Gradgrind
in English
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1993, W W Norton
Hard times
in English
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August 1994, Longman
Hard Times
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
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January 30, 1995, Audio Book Contractors, Inc.
Hard Times (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)[UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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July 13, 1995, Heinemann Educational Secondary Division
Hard Times (New Windmill Classics)
Hardcover - New Ed edition
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1995, Penguin
Hard times for these times
in English
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June 1995, Longman
Hard Times
Paperback in English - New edition
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1996, Broadview Press
Hard times, for these times
in English
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June 1996, Audio Literature
Hard Times (Ultimate Classics)
Audio Cassette in English
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June 1, 1996, Penguin Audio
Hard Times
in English
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November 1, 1997, Signet Classics
Hard Times (Signet Classics)
in English
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August 1997, Blackstone Audiobooks
Hard Times
Audio Cassette in English
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1997, Oxford University Press
Hard times for these times
in English
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January 1997, Books on Tape
Hard Times
Audio Cassette in English
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October 30, 1998, Penguin Books
Hard Times (Penguin Popular Classics)
in English
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January 1998, Konemann
Hard Times (Konemann Classics)
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
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March 18, 1998, Oxford University Press, USA
Hard Times (Oxford World's Classics)
in English
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January 5, 1998, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Hard Times (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Collection)
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
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December 1998, Assembled Stories
Hard Times (Victorian Collection)
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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February 1, 1998, Sterling Audio Books
Hard Times
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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January 1, 1998, Penguin Classics
Hard Times
in English
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February 1998, Cover to Cover Cassettes
Hard Times
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July 27, 1998, Blue Unicorn Editions
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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September 1, 1999, Random House Audio
Hard Times
Audio Cassette in English
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October 1999, Tandem Library
Hard Times (Bantam Classics)
School & Library Binding in English
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May 2000, Classic Books
Hard Times
Library Binding
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2001, W.W. Norton
Hard times
in English
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2001, Dover Publications
Hard times
in English
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2001, W.W. Norton & Co.
Hard times
in English - 3rd ed. / edited by Fred Kaplan, Sylvère Monod.
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2001, Modern Library
Hard times
in English - 2001 Modern Library pbk. ed.
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July 10, 2001, Tandem Library
Hard Times
School & Library Binding in English
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2001, Audiofy/Naxos
Hard Times
Cards in English
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2003, Penguin
Hard times for these times
in English
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July 10, 2003, Echo Library
Hard Times (Clear Print)
Paperback in English
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September 24, 2003, Longman
Hard Times (A Longman Cultural Edition)
Paperback in English - 1st edition
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June 30, 2004, Kessinger Publishing
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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2004, Fictionwise, Inc.
Hard Times
eBook in English
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May 31, 2004, Quiet Vision Pub
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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April 12, 2004, BookSurge Classics
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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November 30, 2004, New Millennium
Hard Times
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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May 31, 2004, Quiet Vision Pub
Hard Times
Paperback in English - Largeprint edition
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August 26, 2004, Barnes & Noble Classics
Hard Times (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Paperback in English
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January 16, 2004, Barnes & Noble Classics
Hard Times (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics)
Mass Market Paperback in English
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2004, Random House Publishing Group
Hard Times
eBook in English
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December 2004, Blackstone Audiobooks
Hard Times
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January 2005, Blackstone Audiobooks
Hard Times
MP3 CD in English - Unabridged edition
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2005, eBooksLib
Hard Times
E-book in English
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November 1, 2006, ReadHowYouWant.com
Hard Times (Large Print)
Paperback in English
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April 30, 2006, Paperbackshop.Co.UK Ltd - Echo Library
Hard Times
Paperback in English - Largeprint edition
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February 5, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.
Hard Times (Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition)
Paperback in English
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May 5, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.
Hard Times (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition)
Paperback in English
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November 3, 2006, Hard Press
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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October 1, 2006, Phoenix Audio
Hard Times
Audio CD in English - Abridged edition
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February 5, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.
Hard Times (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition)
Paperback in English
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November 1, 2006, ReadHowYouWant.com
Hard Times [EasyRead Large Edition]
Paperback in English - Lrg edition
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August 1, 2006, Aegypan
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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July 1, 2006, Aegypan
Hard Times
Hardcover in English
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March 5, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.
Hard Times (Webster's German Thesaurus Edition)
Paperback in English
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March 5, 2006, ICON Group International, Inc.
Hard Times (Webster's Italian Thesaurus Edition)
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August 31, 2007, Dodo Press
Hard Times (Dodo Press)
Paperback in English
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July 9, 2007, BiblioBazaar
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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January 2, 2007, Pocket
Hard Times (Enriched Classics)
Mass Market Paperback in English
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February 1, 2007, Blackstone Audio Inc.
Hard Times
CD-ROM in English - Unabridged edition
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February 1, 2007, Blackstone Audio Inc.
Hard Times
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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January 1, 2007, Echo Library
Hard Times (Large Print)
Hardcover in English - Lrg edition
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February 1, 2007, Blackstone Audio Inc.
Hard Times
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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July 9, 2007, BiblioBazaar
Hard Times (Large Print Edition)
Paperback in English
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2008, Oxford University Press
Hard times
in English
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2008, Signet Classics
Hard times for these times
in English
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July 1, 2008, Signet Classics
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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December 30, 2009, St. Martin's Press
Hard Times
Paperback in English
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2009, The Floating Press
Hard Times
E-book in English
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2009, Penguin Group UK
Hard Times
eBook in English
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2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
Hard Times
Electronic resource in English
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2010, Random House Group Limited
Hard Times
eBook in English

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