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Book Title: Gods and Fighting Men : the Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland(1904). by: Lady Gregory,with a Preface by: W. B. Yeats : Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory ( 15 March 1852 - 22 May 1932) Was an Irish Dramatist, Folklorist and Theatre Manager
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 21.2 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Augusta Gregory, W. Yeats
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
