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    The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
    The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
    The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel
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    The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel

    By A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJun 1, 2010
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      I did like this short piece yet at times I felt it was trying to be too clever for its own good. I like the characters and, while the plot was good in the most part, at times I found it unappealing.

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