Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe
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The Kent State University Press, 2016.
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eBook
Language
English
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9781631012143
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L. Kerr Dunn., & L. Kerr Dunn|AUTHOR. (2016). Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe . The Kent State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)L. Kerr Dunn and L. Kerr Dunn|AUTHOR. 2016. Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe. The Kent State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)L. Kerr Dunn and L. Kerr Dunn|AUTHOR. Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe The Kent State University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)L. Kerr Dunn, and L. Kerr Dunn|AUTHOR. Mysterious Medicine: The Doctor-Scientist Tales of Hawthorne and Poe The Kent State University Press, 2016.
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Full title | mysterious medicine the doctor scientist tales of hawthorne and poe |
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