Victorian World
A Historical Exploration of Literature
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
Av Anne DeLong
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-12-01
- Mått156 x 235 x 19 mm
- Vikt652 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieHistorical Explorations of Literature
- Antal sidor264
- FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
- ISBN9781440860430