The Captain and the Enemy
by:
Graham Greene (author)
Victor was only 12 when the Captain took him away from school to live with Liza, his girlfriend. He claimed that Victor, now reborn as Jim Smith, had been won as the result of a bet. Having reached his twenties, Jim attempts to piece together the story.
Victor was only 12 when the Captain took him away from school to live with Liza, his girlfriend. He claimed that Victor, now reborn as Jim Smith, had been won as the result of a bet. Having reached his twenties, Jim attempts to piece together the story.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140188554 (014018855X)
Publish date: March 1st 1999
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
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