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Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England
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Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839 Hardcover - 1990

by Mary V. Jackson

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  • Title Engines of Instruction, Mischief, and Magic: Children's Literature in England from Its Beginnings to 1839
  • Author Mary V. Jackson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln
  • Date January 1, 1990
  • ISBN 9780803225725 / 0803225725
  • Reading level 1390
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 88-31144
  • Dewey Decimal Code 820.992

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Mary V. Jackson, an associate professor of English and director of the women's studies program at the City College of CUNY, has published widely in scholarly journals.

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