The Haunted Man And The Ghost's Bargain By: Charles Dickens: Charles John ...

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Book Title: Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. by: Charles Dickens : Charles John Huffam Dickens ( 7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) Was an English Writer and Social Critic

Number of Pages: 62 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.1 in

Publication Year: 2017

Topic: General

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 6.7 Oz

Author: Charles Dickens

Item Length: 10 in

Item Width: 8 in

Format: Trade Paperback