The Complete Merchant of Venice: An Annotated Edition of the Shakespeare Play
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Donald J. Richardson., & Donald J. Richardson|AUTHOR. (2013). The Complete Merchant of Venice: An Annotated Edition of the Shakespeare Play . AuthorHouse.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donald J. Richardson and Donald J. Richardson|AUTHOR. 2013. The Complete Merchant of Venice: An Annotated Edition of the Shakespeare Play. AuthorHouse.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Donald J. Richardson and Donald J. Richardson|AUTHOR. The Complete Merchant of Venice: An Annotated Edition of the Shakespeare Play AuthorHouse, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Donald J. Richardson, and Donald J. Richardson|AUTHOR. The Complete Merchant of Venice: An Annotated Edition of the Shakespeare Play AuthorHouse, 2013.
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Full title | complete merchant of venice an annotated edition of the shakespeare play |
Author | richardson donald j |
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