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‘Curses of Civilization’ : Insanity and Drunkenness in Victorian Britain

✍ Scribed by Peter McCandless

Book ID
108592799
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1984
Tongue
English
Weight
932 KB
Volume
79
Category
Article
ISSN
0965-2140

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