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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
De rerum natura
A harvest of Russian children's literature
The Library Book
The seasons
The literature of lesbianism
The Classical Mediterranean World
The evolution of Canadian literature in English
The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook
Lark in the morning
Resist! Essays Against a Homophobic Culture
Frictions
Writing across worlds
The World of Archaeology
The Heinemann book of African women's writing
Essentials of British and World Literature
Literary journalism
I Am the Darker Brother
The short story
The Evil Image
Values
Truth to power
A collection of Canadian plays
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Uncommon Type
Same-sex love in India
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder
The Western Gate
Americans in Paris
Other solitudes
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