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Victorian dragons: The reluctant brood

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  • Volume 15, pages 220–233 (1984)
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Ruth Berman has published many poems in little magazines and numerous reviews of children's literature.

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Berman, R. Victorian dragons: The reluctant brood. Child Lit Educ 15, 220–233 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01137186

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