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FICTION
About Shorty
Portrait of a woman whose love was very free—and very fatal
January
1
1950
MARTHA GELLHORN
H. E. Bischoff
About Shorty
MARTHA GELLHORN
January
1
1950
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FICTION
About Shorty
Portrait of a woman whose love was very free—and very fatal
January
1
1950
MARTHA GELLHORN
H. E. Bischoff
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