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Reviving a Canon in New Nature Writing: The Cases For and Against Edward Thomas’ ‘Country Essay’ Cover

Reviving a Canon in New Nature Writing: The Cases For and Against Edward Thomas’ ‘Country Essay’

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ewcp-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2067-5712 | Journal ISSN: 1583-6401
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 34
Published on: Dec 23, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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