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Sean O’Casey: An Annual Bibliography

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O’Casey Annual No. 2

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This bibliography is intended to cover items from one year to the next. Occasionally, though, I come across items which date further back than one year. These are included in this instalment.

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Bibliographies

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Criticism on Sean O’casey

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Mikhail, E.H. (1983). Sean O’Casey: An Annual Bibliography. In: Lowery, R.G. (eds) O’Casey Annual No. 2. Macmillan Literary Annuals S.. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06209-6_8

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