The doomed city by John R. Carling
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| Author | Carling, John R. |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Forestier, A. (Amédée), 1854-1930 |
| LoC No. | 10016149 |
| Title | The doomed city |
| Original Publication | New York: Edward J. Clode, 1910. |
| Credits | Tom Trussel, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jerusalem -- History -- Siege, 70 A.D. -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jerusalem -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77443 |
| Release Date | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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