The Witch's Head (1884) By: H Rider Haggard: The Witch's Head Is The Seco...

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Book Title: Witch's Head (1884). by: H. Rider Haggard : The Witch's Head Is the Second Novel by H Rider Haggard, Which He Wrote Just Prior to King Solomon's Mines

Number of Pages: 230 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.5 in

Publication Year: 2017

Topic: General

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 20.7 Oz

Author: H. Rider Haggard

Item Length: 10 in

Item Width: 8 in

Format: Trade Paperback