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The Abyssinian

The Abyssinian

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Hardback (12 Nov 1999)

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Jean-Baptiste Poncet is a young doctor working in Cairo who becomes obsessed with the empire and civilisation of Abyssinia. By infiltrating the court at Versailles he manages to keep at bay all those who would conquer Abyssinia.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780330370110
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
Edition: Main Market Ed.
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 422
Weight: 630g
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 38mm

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