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The courtesan and the collaborator: Marguerite

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The courtesan and the collaborator: Marguerite. / Chandler, Clare.
Paris and the Musical: The City of Light on Stage and Screen . ed. / Olaf Jubin. London: Routledge, 2021.

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Chandler, C 2021, The courtesan and the collaborator: Marguerite. in O Jubin (ed.), Paris and the Musical: The City of Light on Stage and Screen . Routledge, London. <https://www.routledge.com/Paris-and-the-Musical-The-City-of-Light-on-Stage-and-Screen/Jubin/p/book/9781138611092>

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Chandler, C. (2021). The courtesan and the collaborator: Marguerite. In O. Jubin (Ed.), Paris and the Musical: The City of Light on Stage and Screen Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Paris-and-the-Musical-The-City-of-Light-on-Stage-and-Screen/Jubin/p/book/9781138611092

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Chandler C. The courtesan and the collaborator: Marguerite. In Jubin O, editor, Paris and the Musical: The City of Light on Stage and Screen . London: Routledge. 2021

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Chandler, Clare. / The courtesan and the collaborator : Marguerite. Paris and the Musical: The City of Light on Stage and Screen . editor / Olaf Jubin. London : Routledge, 2021.

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