A Woman's Version of the Faust Legend: The Seven Strings of Lyre
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George Sand., & George Sand|AUTHOR. (2013). A Woman's Version of the Faust Legend: The Seven Strings of Lyre . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Sand and George Sand|AUTHOR. 2013. A Woman's Version of the Faust Legend: The Seven Strings of Lyre. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)George Sand and George Sand|AUTHOR. A Woman's Version of the Faust Legend: The Seven Strings of Lyre The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)George Sand, and George Sand|AUTHOR. A Woman's Version of the Faust Legend: The Seven Strings of Lyre The University of North Carolina Press, 2013.
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