‘she cried a very little’: Death, grief and mourning in working-class culture, c. 1880–1914

Social History

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-161

  Strange, Julie Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041805506     PISSN: 03071022     EISSN: 14701200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071020210128373     Document Type: Article

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