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The World's Desire

Historical Novels

The World's Desire

H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang

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Fantasy fiction Adventure stories Greece Odysseus, King of Ithaca (Mythological character)Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta

Free public-domain edition. Text from Project Gutenberg.

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