John Bunyan's Long Way to Sweden and Finland in the Eighteenth Century

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 16; p. 121
• Main Author: Laine, Tuija
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2012
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); Bunyan, John (1628-88); English literature

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