A Short Guide to Writing About Literature
by Sylvan Barnet, William E. Cain
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- 2
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- Little, Brown, 1968
The first edition of A Short Guide to Writing About Literature by Sylvan Barnet was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1968. We track 2 editions.
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- Batsford Academic and Educational1986 Hardback I own A Short Guide Towriting About Literature, Batsford Academic and Educational 1986 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of A Short Guide to Writing About Literature?
The first edition of A Short Guide to Writing About Literature by Sylvan Barnet, William E. Cain was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1968.
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