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English in Education
Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Volume 53, 2019 - Issue 2
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Pakistani undergraduate students learning English fiction: an insight into perceptions of identity, rights and duties in relation to four novels

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Pages 161-174 | Received 25 Mar 2018, Accepted 24 Sep 2018, Published online: 21 Dec 2018

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