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Censorship and Children's Literature in Britain Now, or, The Return of Abigail

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  1. First Professor of Children's Literature in the United Kingdom (at the University of Wales, Cardiff). He has published extensively, both as a critic and novelist, and is in regular demand as a speaker at international conferences. He is editor of the Routledge International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature “1996”), United Kingdom

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Hunt, P. Censorship and Children's Literature in Britain Now, or, The Return of Abigail. Children's Literature in Education 28, 95–103 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025075930803

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