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Fiction: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics)
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The stored metadata frames Fiction: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics) by R.S. Gwynn as a focused backlist selection with a clear entry point for curious readers. On-file edition details point to 2004 • Addison-Wesley • 512 pages, a decent clue for how big a commitment this copy is.
Edition on file: 2004 • Addison-Wesley • 512 pages • ISBN 9780321244444.
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