The Day it Rained Forever

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First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis 1959

Published in Penguin Books 1963

Copyright © Ray Bradbury 1959

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Ebook Edition © JULY 2014 ISBN: 9780007539819

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