A Mysterious Self-Portrait

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 17; p. 46
• Main Author: Saunders, Max
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2013
• Subjects: British & Irish literature; Bunyan, John (1628-1688); English literature; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939); Pater, Walter (1839-1894)

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