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Fairies and Pirates to the Rescue—Carol Hughes Revives Literary Traditions

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Tabbert, R. Fairies and Pirates to the Rescue—Carol Hughes Revives Literary Traditions. Children's Literature in Education 31, 11–21 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005130818511

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