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Two of Tennessee Williams's most revered dramas in a single paperback edition for the first time

Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria

who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war

a young lecturer with the National University of Singapore

The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia Condition:Like New long-lasting solutions to your problemsFor nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized in Kipling's Kim. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of India. This book tells the story of the Great