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The Bookseller

by Roald Dahl · 1987

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Mr. William Buggage and his secretary Miss Tottle run a secret business out of Buggage's Rare Book Shop in London. Mr. Buggage and Miss Tottle have made thousands of pounds using this method, and they use their ill-gotten gains to take lavish trips together. But then, one day, they make a fatal error.

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childrens
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short · 88 pages
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