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Maupassant, Guy de, 1850–1893.
[Pierre et Jean. English]
Pierre et Jean / Guy de Maupassant; translated by Julie Mead;
with an introduction and notes by Robert Lethbridge
p. cm. —(Oxford world’s classics)
Includes bibliographical references.
I. Mead, Julie. II. Lethbridge, Robert. III. Title. IV Oxford world’s classics
(Oxford University Press)
PQ2349.P5 E5 2001
843’.8—dc21 2001045174
ISBN 0–19–283147–X

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