The Year That Shaped the Victorian Age
Lives, Loves and Letters of 1845
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
Av Michael Wheeler, Michael (University of Southampton) Wheeler
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- Utgivningsdatum2022-12-22
- Mått130 x 212 x 20 mm
- Vikt704 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor280
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781009268851
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