Glanz Und Elend Der Kurtisanen
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781482316971 (1482316978)
Publish date: January 30th 2013
Publisher: CreateSpace
Pages no: 348
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
19th Century,
Sexuality,
France,
French Literature,
Sex Work
Series: La Comédie Humaine
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