Screening The Gothic

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Book Title: Screening The Gothic

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Lisa Hopkins

Publication Name: Screening the Gothic

Format: Mass Market

Language: English

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Publication Year: 2005

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 14.7 Oz

Number of Pages: 188 Pages