Women Writers of Great Britain and Europe: An Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 1135616779
- ISBN-13
- 9781135616779
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 584
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-12-16
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- June Schlueter, Paul Schlueter, Katharina M. Wilson
Description
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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