Egy, kettő, három : Vígjáték egy felvonásban by Ferenc Molnár
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| Author | Molnár, Ferenc, 1878-1952 |
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| Title | Egy, kettő, három : Vígjáték egy felvonásban |
| Original Publication | Budapest: Franklin-Társulat, 1929. |
| Credits | Albert László from page images generously made available by the Hungarian Electronic Library |
| Language | Hungarian |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | One-act plays |
| Subject | Hungarian drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77489 |
| Release Date | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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