The World is Full of Foolish Men
  • Published: 2 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241250402
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $9.99

The World is Full of Foolish Men

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46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946

The pleasure is twice as sweet
When you cheat a cheat.
  • Published: 2 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241250402
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $9.99

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