Piers the Ploughman

Piers the Ploughman
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9780141960920
ISBN-13 : 0141960922
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Book Synopsis Piers the Ploughman by : William Langland

Download or read book Piers the Ploughman written by William Langland and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a fourteenth-century cleric, this spiritual allegory explores man in relation to his ultimate destiny against the background of teeming, colorful medieval life.


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