The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson was first published in 1990. We track 2 editions.
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- William Morrow1990 Hardback I own The Mother Tongue, William Morrow 1990 Log in to want this
- Hamish Hamilton1990 Hardback I own The Mother Tongue, Hamish Hamilton 1990 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 29 on Open Library, 21 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 3 languages
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The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson was first published in 1990.