Funny Way to be a Hero

by John Fisher

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Funny Way to be a Hero

by John Fisher

Recommendations from our site

Our most recommended books

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Richard II by William Shakespeare

Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett

King Lear by William Shakespeare

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Diaries by Peter Hall

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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare

Richard II
by William Shakespeare

Krapp's Last Tape and Other Shorter Plays
by Samuel Beckett

King Lear
by William Shakespeare

The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde

Diaries
by Peter Hall