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Chicago Stories (Prairie State Books) [Paperback]

James T. Farrell (Author)

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Series: Prairie State Books | Publication Date: June 1, 1998

A collection of Farrell's popular short stories about the lives of Irish Americans and other Chicagoans from 1910 to 1940.

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Paperback: 296 pages
Publisher: University of Illinois Press; First printing edition (June 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0252019814
ISBN-13: 978-0252019814
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Studs Lonigan (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by James T. Farrell on 9 pages
Literary Criticism: Essays on Literature, American Writers, English Writers (The Library of America) (v. 1) by Henry James in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
On Irish Themes by James T. Farrell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
University of Pennsylvania (PA) (Campus History Series) by Amey A. Hutchins in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
A Note On Literary Criticism (Morningside Books) by James T. Farrell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)

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