Taking the Subject Further: Comparison of three of Diana Wynne Jones' Fantasies
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https://doi.org/10.21153/pecl1997vol7no2art1386Keywords:
Diana Wynne Jones, fantasy fiction, postmodernism, Power of Three, The Spellcoats, HexwoodAbstract
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