Social Criticism in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Poison Belt
Cataclysm as Contemporary British Tableau
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11059096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Woodward (0000-0002-7890-1963, corresponding author), Jennifer Woodward Jennifer Woodward |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Fiction Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7729 • E-ISSN: 2327-6207 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5621/sciefictstud.45.1.0129 |
| OpenAlex | W2799584115 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
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Art · Art history · Criticism · Literature · Crime and Detective Fiction Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |