"Per ardua ad Astor: the vicissitudes of Henry James's covering"

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Merchant, P. 2015. "Per ardua ad Astor: the vicissitudes of Henry James's covering".
AuthorsMerchant, P.
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Year2015
ConferenceAdaptation and the Stage in the Nineteenth Century
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Completed28 Mar 2015
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