The Devil
- ISBN-10
- 0886825040
- ISBN-13
- 9780886825041
- Series
- The Devil
- Category
- Avarice
- Pages
- 31
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-03
- Publisher
- Creative Education
- Author
- Guy de Maupassant
Description
Mother Rapet, the greedy nurse to a dying old woman, finds a way to make a bigger profit from the job.
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- 2018-01-24
- 208 pages
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