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Echoes in the Mountains: The Romantic Lake District's Soundscape

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Echoes in the Mountains: The Romantic Lake District's Soundscape. / Taylor, Joanna Elizabeth.
In: Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 57, No. 3, 30.09.2017, p. 383-406.

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Taylor, JE 2017, 'Echoes in the Mountains: The Romantic Lake District's Soundscape', Studies in Romanticism, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 383-406.

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Taylor JE. Echoes in the Mountains: The Romantic Lake District's Soundscape. Studies in Romanticism. 2017 Sept 30;57(3):383-406.

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Taylor, Joanna Elizabeth. / Echoes in the Mountains : The Romantic Lake District's Soundscape. In: Studies in Romanticism. 2017 ; Vol. 57, No. 3. pp. 383-406.

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