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Subscriber: VIVAIncludes: Gale Virtual Reference Library (literature related titles); Literature Resource Center - LRC; Scribner Writer Series; Twayne's Authors Series
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Subscriber: CNUContains the full text of Salem Press e-books available to CNU. Includes primary sources, literature criticism, encyclopedias and more!
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