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The Letter for the King first published in Dutch as De brief voor de koning
© 1962, De brief voor de koning by Tonke Dragt, Uitgeverij Leopold, Amsterdam
© illustrations Tonke Dragt
English language translation © 2013 Laura Watkinson
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature.
ISBN 978 1 782690 42 9
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