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Book Title: Merlin : Knowledge and Power Through the Ages
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.7in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Stephen Knight
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Literary, Subjects & Themes / General
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
