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The Great Taboo

The Great Taboo

The Great Taboo

Grant Allen

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Wildside Press
Año de edición:
2011
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Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781434418807
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Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (1848-1899) wrote extensively about science, especially evolution. Some of his novels espoused progressive ideas regarding marriage and women’s roles in society, and he also wrote early science fiction. 3

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