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Name: World historical fiction
Author: Lynda G. Adamson

📘 World historical fiction by Lynda G. Adamson

"Based on World historical guide by Daniel D. McGarry and Sarah Harriman White published 1973 by Scarecrow Press. This title annotates 'more than 6000 works ... Primary arrangement is by areas of the world, and then by time periods within each area.'" Booklist.

First publish date: October 21, 1998

Authors: Lynda G. Adamson

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