The "Golden Branch" as Symbol in The House of the Seven Gables
โ Scribed by Elmer A. Havens
- Book ID
- 125746309
- Publisher
- John Hopkins University Press
- Year
- 1959
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0149-6611
- DOI
- 10.2307/3040099
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