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Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century Literature and culture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2025

Nicola Kirkby
Nicola Kirkby
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City St George’s, University of London
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Railway Infrastructure and the Victorian Novel
From Platform to Plot via the Railroad
 , pp. 235 - 244
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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