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Charlotte Brontë: The Evolution of Genius by Winifred Gerin (1969).
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Description: First edition. | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017013160 | ISBN 9780393248876 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Brontë, Charlotte, 1816–1855. Jane Eyre. |
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816–1855—Authorship.
Classification: LCC PR4167.J5 P46 2017 | DDC 823/.8—dc23
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