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Jessie L. Weston
Quest of the Holy Grail [PDF ebook]

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Published in 1965: In the following pages the author has endeavoured to give, as clearly and concisely as possible, a description of the literature composing the Grail cycle, an analysis of its content and a survey of the leading theories to which this perplexing body of romance has given rise.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 172 ● ISBN 9780429628887 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7028978 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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