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Research Journal of the National Association for the Teaching of English
Volume 56, 2022 - Issue 3: Margaret Meek Spencer: Taking Her Work On
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‘...to read people differently’.: The purpose of English Literature in English secondary schools

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Pages 287-299 | Received 25 Mar 2022, Accepted 13 Jun 2022, Published online: 29 Jun 2022

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