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Values and the Romance Novel

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    Sara N. Davis

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Davis, S.N. (2005). Values and the Romance Novel. In: Wallace, D.B. (eds) Education, Arts, and Morality. Path in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48671-7_3

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