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Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 September 2017

Jonathan Farina
Jonathan Farina
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Seton Hall University, New Jersey
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Everyday Words and the Character of Prose in Nineteenth-Century Britain , pp. 287 - 294
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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  • Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
  • Jonathan Farina, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
  • Book: Everyday Words and the Character of Prose in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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  • Jonathan Farina, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
  • Book: Everyday Words and the Character of Prose in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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  • Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
  • Jonathan Farina, Seton Hall University, New Jersey
  • Book: Everyday Words and the Character of Prose in Nineteenth-Century Britain
  • Online publication: 14 September 2017
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855126.009
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