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Working Fictions

Working Fictions
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 0822338882
ISBN-13 : 9780822338888
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Book Synopsis Working Fictions by : Carolyn Lesjak

Download or read book Working Fictions written by Carolyn Lesjak and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reconceptualizing Victorian literary history, Carolyn Lesjak argues that throughout the Victorian era, fiction reflected a preoccupation with labor in relation to pleasure.


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