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Part II - Histories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2023

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Michael J. Collins  and
Gavin Jones
Michael J. Collins
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King's College London
Gavin Jones
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Stanford University
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The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story , pp. 115 - 188
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  • Edited by Michael J. Collins, King's College London, Gavin Jones, Stanford University
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story
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