Consumerism and American girls’ literature, 1860-1940

Consumerism and American Girls' Literature, 1860-1940

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-167

  Stoneley, Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511485664     Document Type: Book

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