Del 53 - Liverpool English Texts and Studies
Recognizing the Romantic Novel
New Histories of British Fiction, 1780-1830
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2010-08-13
- Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieLiverpool English Texts and Studies
- Antal sidor288
- FörlagLiverpool University Press
- ISBN9781846315022