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NON-FICTION
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A House of Air: Selected Writings
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Copyright
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First published in Great Britain by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1984
Previously published in paperback by Harvill 1992
Copyright © Penelope Fitzgerald 1984
Preface © Hermione Lee 2013
Introduction © Michèle Roberts 2014
Series advisory editor: Hermione Lee
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