Tuberculosis and the Victorian Literary Imagination

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Tuberculosis and the Victorian Literary Imagination
Author : Katherine Byrne
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 28 March 2024
ISBN : 9780521766678
Pages : 235 pages
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This book examines representations of tuberculosis in Victorian fiction, giving insights into how society viewed this disease and its sufferers.

Tuberculosis and the Victorian Literary Imagination

This book examines representations of tuberculosis in Victorian fiction, giving insights into how society viewed this disease and its sufferers.

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