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1The uncanny

an introduction

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“The uncanny” Metadata:

  • Title: The uncanny
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 340
  • Publisher: ➤  Manchester University Press - Routledge
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: ➤  New York - Manchester - New York, NY

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  • First Year Published: 2002
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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2Curiosity

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“Curiosity” Metadata:

  • Title: Curiosity
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 309
  • Publisher: ➤  University of Chicago Press - University Of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Chicago

“Curiosity” Subjects and Themes:

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First Setence:

"Curiosity has long been considered a virtue in Western culture."

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  • First Year Published: 2001
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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3The mysterious and the foreign in early modern England

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“The mysterious and the foreign in early modern England” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  The mysterious and the foreign in early modern England
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 318
  • Publisher: ➤  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated - University of Delaware Press
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  • Publish Location: Newark

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  • First Year Published: 2008
  • Is Full Text Available: No
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  • Access Status: No_ebook

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4Neo-Victorian Freakery

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“Neo-Victorian Freakery” Metadata:

  • Title: Neo-Victorian Freakery
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  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 239
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publish Date:

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  • First Year Published: 2016
  • Is Full Text Available: No
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: No_ebook

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    5Eighteenth-Century Fiction and the Reinvention of Wonder

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    “Eighteenth-Century Fiction and the Reinvention of Wonder” Metadata:

    • Title: ➤  Eighteenth-Century Fiction and the Reinvention of Wonder
    • Author:
    • Language: English
    • Number of Pages: Median: 296
    • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press, Incorporated - Oxford University Press
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    • First Year Published: 2014
    • Is Full Text Available: No
    • Is The Book Public: No
    • Access Status: No_ebook

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    6Staropolskie przepowiednie i mirabilia

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    “Staropolskie przepowiednie i mirabilia” Metadata:

    • Title: ➤  Staropolskie przepowiednie i mirabilia
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    • Language: pol
    • Number of Pages: Median: 196
    • Publisher: ➤  Oficyna Wydawnicza "Atut"--Wrocławskie Wydawn. Oświatowe - Oficyna Wydawnicza "Atut" - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
    • Publish Date:
    • Publish Location: Wrocław

    “Staropolskie przepowiednie i mirabilia” Subjects and Themes:

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    • First Year Published: 2007
    • Is Full Text Available: No
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    • Access Status: No_ebook

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    7American Weird

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    “American Weird” Metadata:

    • Title: American Weird
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    • Language: English
    • Number of Pages: Median: 272
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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    • First Year Published: 2020
    • Is Full Text Available: No
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    • Access Status: No_ebook

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    8Literaturnye poroki. Oni predskazali buduschee

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    “Literaturnye poroki. Oni predskazali buduschee” Metadata:

    • Title: ➤  Literaturnye poroki. Oni predskazali buduschee
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    • Number of Pages: Median: 350
    • Publisher: EKSMO
    • Publish Date:

    “Literaturnye poroki. Oni predskazali buduschee” Subjects and Themes:

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    • First Year Published: 2007
    • Is Full Text Available: No
    • Is The Book Public: No
    • Access Status: No_ebook

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      9Der magische Nordschwarzwald

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      “Der magische Nordschwarzwald” Metadata:

      • Title: Der magische Nordschwarzwald
      • Author:
      • Language: ger
      • Number of Pages: Median: 208
      • Publisher: Schillinger
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Freiburg im Breisgau

      “Der magische Nordschwarzwald” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2001
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      10Objets étranges

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      “Objets étranges” Metadata:

      • Title: Objets étranges
      • Author:
      • Language: fre
      • Number of Pages: Median: 327
      • Publisher: ➤  Publications de l'Université de Saint-Etienne
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Saint-Etienne

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      • First Year Published: 2008
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      11L'enigme

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      “L'enigme” Metadata:

      • Title: L'enigme
      • Authors:
      • Language: fre
      • Number of Pages: Median: 344
      • Publisher: ➤  UFR Langues Littératures, Maison des sciences de l'homme et de la société
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Poitiers

      “L'enigme” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2003
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      12Jizaikyō e no taikō

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      “Jizaikyō e no taikō” Metadata:

      • Title: Jizaikyō e no taikō
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      • Language: jpn
      • Number of Pages: Median: 307
      • Publisher: Kokusho Kankōkai
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Tōkyō

      “Jizaikyō e no taikō” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2013
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      13Istifhāmāt

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      “Istifhāmāt” Metadata:

      • Title: Istifhāmāt
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      • Language: ara
      • Number of Pages: Median: 227
      • Publisher: ➤  Sharikat Maṭābiʻ al-Sūdān lil-ʻUmlah al-Maḥdūdah
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: al-Kharṭūm

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      • First Year Published: 2011
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      14La littérature des mystères

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      “La littérature des mystères” Metadata:

      • Title: La littérature des mystères
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      • Language: fre
      • Number of Pages: Median: 429
      • Publisher: PULIM
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Limoges

      “La littérature des mystères” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2020
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      15Mystères, énigmes et secrets

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      “Mystères, énigmes et secrets” Metadata:

      • Title: Mystères, énigmes et secrets
      • Authors: ➤  
      • Language: fre
      • Number of Pages: Median: 195
      • Publisher: Editions de l'UCO
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Angers

      “Mystères, énigmes et secrets” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2005
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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      16Merkwürdige Literatur

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      “Merkwürdige Literatur” Metadata:

      • Title: Merkwürdige Literatur
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      • Language: ger
      • Publisher: Directmedia
      • Publish Date:
      • Publish Location: Berlin

      “Merkwürdige Literatur” Subjects and Themes:

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      • First Year Published: 2005
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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        17Enigma and revelation in Renaissance English literature

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        “Enigma and revelation in Renaissance English literature” Metadata:

        • Title: ➤  Enigma and revelation in Renaissance English literature
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        • Language: English
        • Number of Pages: Median: 246
        • Publisher: Four Courts Press
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Portland, OR - Dublin

        “Enigma and revelation in Renaissance English literature” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 2012
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        18Métamorphoses de l'insolite dans la littérature d'expression française du XVIIIe au XXI siècle

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        “Métamorphoses de l'insolite dans la littérature d'expression française du XVIIIe au XXI siècle” Metadata:

        • Title: ➤  Métamorphoses de l'insolite dans la littérature d'expression française du XVIIIe au XXI siècle
        • Author:
        • Language: fre
        • Number of Pages: Median: 174
        • Publisher: ➤  Uniwersytet Śląsk - WW Oficyna Wydawnicza
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Katowice

        “Métamorphoses de l'insolite dans la littérature d'expression française du XVIIIe au XXI siècle” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 2012
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        19Entre ciencia y maravilla

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        “Entre ciencia y maravilla” Metadata:

        • Title: Entre ciencia y maravilla
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        • Language: ➤  Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano
        • Number of Pages: Median: 368
        • Publisher: ➤  Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza - Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Zaragoza

        “Entre ciencia y maravilla” Subjects and Themes:

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        Access and General Info:

        • First Year Published: 2011
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        20Fabelwesen, mostri e portenti nell'immaginario occidentale

        “Fabelwesen, mostri e portenti nell'immaginario occidentale” Metadata:

        • Title: ➤  Fabelwesen, mostri e portenti nell'immaginario occidentale
        • Languages: English - ita
        • Number of Pages: Median: 359
        • Publisher: Edizioni dell'Orso
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Alessandria

        “Fabelwesen, mostri e portenti nell'immaginario occidentale” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 2004
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        21Bizarre, bizarrerie

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        “Bizarre, bizarrerie” Metadata:

        • Title: Bizarre, bizarrerie
        • Author:
        • Language: fre
        • Number of Pages: Median: 252
        • Publisher: ELLUG, Université Stendhal
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Grenoble

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        • First Year Published: 2011
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        22Nawādir al-shawādir

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        “Nawādir al-shawādir” Metadata:

        • Title: Nawādir al-shawādir
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        • Language: ara
        • Number of Pages: Median: 412
        • Publisher: al-Maktab al-Islāmī
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Bayrūt

        “Nawādir al-shawādir” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 1999
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        23Palimpseste et merveilleux dans l'œuvre de Marcel Schwob

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        “Palimpseste et merveilleux dans l'œuvre de Marcel Schwob” Metadata:

        • Title: ➤  Palimpseste et merveilleux dans l'œuvre de Marcel Schwob
        • Author:
        • Language: fre
        • Number of Pages: Median: 565
        • Publisher: H. Champion
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: Paris

        “Palimpseste et merveilleux dans l'œuvre de Marcel Schwob” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 2002
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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        24Mirabile E L'Artificio

        Crature Animate E Semoventi Nel Mito E Nella Tecnica Degli Antichi

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        “Mirabile E L'Artificio” Metadata:

        • Title: Mirabile E L'Artificio
        • Author:
        • Language: ita
        • Number of Pages: Median: 268
        • Publisher: L'erma Di Bretschneider
        • Publish Date:

        “Mirabile E L'Artificio” Subjects and Themes:

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        • First Year Published: 2004
        • Is Full Text Available: No
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: No_ebook

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          25Abofeteando a un cadáver

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          “Abofeteando a un cadáver” Metadata:

          • Title: Abofeteando a un cadáver
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          • Language: ➤  Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano
          • Number of Pages: Median: 131
          • Publisher: Bizarro Ediciones
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: [Lima]

          “Abofeteando a un cadáver” Subjects and Themes:

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          • First Year Published: 2007
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          26De l'insolite

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          “De l'insolite” Metadata:

          • Title: De l'insolite
          • Author:
          • Language: fre
          • Number of Pages: Median: 264
          • Publisher: Hermann
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: Paris

          “De l'insolite” Subjects and Themes:

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          • First Year Published: 2011
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          27al-ʻAjāʼibī fī al-sard al-ʻArabī al-qadīm

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          “al-ʻAjāʼibī fī al-sard al-ʻArabī al-qadīm” Metadata:

          • Title: ➤  al-ʻAjāʼibī fī al-sard al-ʻArabī al-qadīm
          • Author: ➤  
          • Language: ara
          • Number of Pages: Median: 417
          • Publisher: ➤  al-Warrāq lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻ
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: ʻAmmān

          “al-ʻAjāʼibī fī al-sard al-ʻArabī al-qadīm” Subjects and Themes:

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          • First Year Published: 2012
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          28Lieux bizarres

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          “Lieux bizarres” Metadata:

          • Title: Lieux bizarres
          • Author:
          • Language: fre
          • Number of Pages: Median: 564
          • Publisher: ➤  Publications de l'université de Saint-Etienne
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: Saint-Etienne

          “Lieux bizarres” Subjects and Themes:

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          Access and General Info:

          • First Year Published: 2012
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          29Baroque ou bizarre?

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          “Baroque ou bizarre?” Metadata:

          • Title: Baroque ou bizarre?
          • Author:
          • Language: fre
          • Number of Pages: Median: 230
          • Publisher: ➤  Presses universitaires de Paris Ouest
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: Nanterre]

          “Baroque ou bizarre?” Subjects and Themes:

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          Access and General Info:

          • First Year Published: 2016
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          30نوادر الشوادر

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          “نوادر الشوادر” Metadata:

          • Title: نوادر الشوادر
          • Author:
          • Language: ara
          • Number of Pages: Median: 412
          • Publisher: al-Maktab al-Islāmī
          • Publish Date:
          • Publish Location: Bayrūt

          “نوادر الشوادر” Subjects and Themes:

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          • First Year Published: 1999
          • Is Full Text Available: No
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: No_ebook

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          31Handy-book of literary curiosities

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          “Handy-book of literary curiosities” Metadata:

          • Title: ➤  Handy-book of literary curiosities
          • Author:
          • Language: English
          • Number of Pages: Median: 1104
          • Publisher: ➤  J. B. Lippincott Co. - J.B. Lippencott Co. - Gale Research Co. - Gale Research Co - J.B. Lippincott, [c1892] - J.B. Lippincott company - J.B. Lippincott - J.B. Lippincott Co. - Gibbings
          • Publish Date: ➤  
          • Publish Location: ➤  Detroit :Gale Research Co - Detroit, MI - Philadelphia - London - Detroit

          “Handy-book of literary curiosities” Subjects and Themes:

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          • First Year Published: 1892
          • Is Full Text Available: Yes
          • Is The Book Public: Yes
          • Access Status: Public

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