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| Título | Works, Volumen1 Works, Charles Dickens |
| Autor | Charles Dickens |
| Editor | Tauchnitz, 1842 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 25 Jun. 2007 |
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