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| Title | The Oxford companion to English literature Oxford books |
| Editors | Paul Harvey, Dorothy Eagle |
| Compiled by | Paul Harvey, Dorothy Eagle |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0198661061, 9780198661061 |
| Length | 961 pages |
| Subjects | › › American literature American literature Bibliography American literature Dictionaries Bibliography English literature English literature Bibliography English literature Dictionaries Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literature Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes |
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