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    From Distant Shores
    From Distant Shores
    From Distant Shores
    Audiobook17 minutes

    From Distant Shores

    Written by Mary Electa Adams

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    This is a small volume of poems by Canadian women's rights activist and educator Mary Adams. - Summary by Carolin
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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