A Theory of the Genetic Basis of Appeal in Literature ...State Printing Company, 1909 - 77 pages |
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
The Great Element in the Environment of Primitive | 9 |
THE HEAVENLY BODIES | 17 |
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