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Chronotopic Cartography: Mapping Literary Time-Space. / Bushell, Sally; Butler, James; Hay, Duncan et al.
In: Journal of Victorian Culture, Vol. 26, No. 2, 20.04.2021, p. 310-325.

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Bushell S, Butler J, Hay D, Hutcheon R. Chronotopic Cartography: Mapping Literary Time-Space. Journal of Victorian Culture. 2021 Apr 20;26(2):310-325. doi: 10.1093/jvcult/vcab004

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Bushell, Sally ; Butler, James ; Hay, Duncan et al. / Chronotopic Cartography: Mapping Literary Time-Space. In: Journal of Victorian Culture. 2021 ; Vol. 26, No. 2. pp. 310-325.

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