Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England

Author	: Rebecca Lemon
Publisher	: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages	: 280
Release	: 2018-03-20
ISBN-10	: 9780812249965
ISBN-13	: 0812249968
Rating	: 4/5 (968 Downloads)

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