Literature: A Portable Anthology
- ISBN-10
- 1319215033
- ISBN-13
- 9781319215033
- Series
- Literature
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-09
- Authors
- Peter Schakel, Jack Ridl, Beverly Lawn
Description
This collection offers a well-balanced selection of classic and contemporary literature for the introductory literature or literature for composition course.
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