Charles Robert Maturin and the Haunting of Irish Romantic Fiction
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-10-20
- Mått138 x 216 x 14 mm
- Vikt408 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagManchester University Press
- ISBN9780719085321