{"product_id":"dead-souls-barnes-noble-classics-9781593080921","title":"Dead Souls (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LDIV\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RDead Souls\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R  by \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LB\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RNikolai Gogol\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/B\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R  is part of the \u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;RBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R\u0026amp;\u0026amp;LI\u0026amp;\u0026amp;R \u0026amp;\u0026amp;L\/I\u0026amp;\u0026amp;Rseries  which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader  including new scholarship  thoughtful design  and pages of carefully crafted extras. 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