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by Beth Ann Bassein. 246 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Beth Ann Bassein

Publisher:

   Greenwood Press

Place of Publication:

  Westport, CT  

Publication Year:

  1984
Subjects:   Women In Literature, Death, Women And Death
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Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 28, 2008
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Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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Chinese Literature
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Canadian Literature, English
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