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Introduction and supplemental materials copyright © 2020 by Gary Edward Holcomb and William J. Maxwell
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Names: McKay, Claude, 1890–1948, author. | Holcomb, Gary Edward, writer of introduction. | Maxwell, William J. (College teacher), writer of introduction.
Title: Romance in Marseille / Claude McKay ; introduction by Gary Edward Holcomb and William J. Maxwell.
Description: New York : Penguin Books, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019025262 (print) | LCCN 2019025263 (ebook) | ISBN 9780143134220 (paperback) | ISBN 9780525505983 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS3525.A24785 R66 2020 (print) | LCC PS3525.A24785 (ebook) | DDC 813/.52—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025262
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019025263
Cover illustration: Sean Qualls
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