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The Nightmare Island: Representations of St. Barthélemy in Swedish Novels

Ale Pålsson
Scandinavian Studies, March 2023, 95 (1) 56-84; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.95.1.0056
Ale Pålsson
Uppsala University
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