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The Complete Old English Poems
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The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
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The Philosophical Life: Biography and the Crafting of Intellectual Identity in Late Antiquity
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The Poetry Lesson
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To be or Not to be
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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Prayer for the Dead
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The Buddha in the Attic
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