ebook edition first published in the United Kingdom in 2016 by University of Plymouth Press, Room 002, 18 Endsleigh Place, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.

eISBN 978-1-84102-401-1

© University of Plymouth Press 2016

A CIP catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-84102-326-7

Publisher: Paul Honeywill

Commissioning Editor: Charlotte Carey

Series Editors: G. H. Bennett, J. E. Harrold, R. Porter and M. J. Pearce

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Cover image © Edward Stables 2012

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