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| Author | : Kate Lawson |
| File Size | : 53,5 Mb |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 February 2012 |
| ISBN | : 9780791488621 |
| Pages | : 213 pages |
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Discusses portrayals of domestic violence in six major works of mid-nineteenth-century literature.
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