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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Adams, James Eli.
A history of Victorian literature / James Eli Adams.
p. cm. – (Blackwell histories of literature)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-631-22082-4 (cloth) – ISBN 978-0-470-67239-6 (pbk.)
1. English literature–19th century–History and criticism. 2. Literature and society–Great
Britain–History–19th century. I. Title.
PR461.A33 2009
820.9′008–dc22

2008031713

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