The Biggest Modern Woman of the World
- ISBN-10
- 0863583067
- ISBN-13
- 9780863583063
- Category
- Giants
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- London : Pandora
- Author
- Susan Swan
Description
The following morning the doc and I took a train from London to Manchester and visited Chang , the CHINESE GIANT , on exhibition there . The giantess wanted to tour Westminster Abbey , so she stayed home . I bowed out of seeing that ...
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