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Research Article

‘If I Do Not Satisfy My Present Inclination in Writing, It is Very Probable I May Haunt you’: Astral Projection in Bluestocking Letters (1740–1770)

Pages 357-375 | Received 08 Apr 2023, Accepted 04 Nov 2023, Published online: 17 Nov 2023

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