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Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain

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Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain. / Taylor, James.
In: Historical Research, Vol. 78, No. 200, 05.2005, p. 230-252.

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Taylor, J 2005, 'Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain', Historical Research, vol. 78, no. 200, pp. 230-252. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2005.00234.x

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Taylor, J. (2005). Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain. Historical Research, 78(200), 230-252. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.2005.00234.x

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Taylor J. Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain. Historical Research. 2005 May;78(200):230-252. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2281.2005.00234.x

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Taylor, James. / Commercial fraud and public men in Victorian Britain. In: Historical Research. 2005 ; Vol. 78, No. 200. pp. 230-252.

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