Published 2008
by Oxford University Press in Oxford, New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
First published in Oxford Bookworms 2002.
| Statement | Wilkie Collins ; retold by Richard G. Lewis. |
| Genre | Textbooks for foreign speakers, Fiction |
| Series | Oxford bookworms library ; Stage 6, Thriller & adventure |
| Contributions | Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PE1126.A4 L49 2008 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 120 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 120 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL24014178M |
| ISBN 10 | 0194792706 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780194792707 |
| LC Control Number | 2009290943 |
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