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    Prose Fancies
    Prose Fancies
    Prose Fancies
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    Prose Fancies

    By Richard le Gallienne

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    'Prose Fancies' is a collection of personal recollections by Richard Le Gallienne, who was an English author and poet. It is semi-fictional, and most of the works are written in first-person perspective. Featured titles to be found inside this book include 'The Great Merry-Go-Round', 'Death and Two Friends', 'A Seaport in the Moon', 'About the Securities', and 'Variations Upon Whitebait'.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 11, 2019
    ISBN4064066227883
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