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Guide to Further Reading

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2012

Timothy Parrish
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Florida State University
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  • Guide to Further Reading
  • Edited by Timothy Parrish, Florida State University
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to American Novelists
  • Online publication: 05 December 2012
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781139003780.032
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  • Guide to Further Reading
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781139003780.032
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