Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century
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Columbia University Press, 2019.
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Sarah Cole., & Sarah Cole|AUTHOR. (2019). Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah Cole and Sarah Cole|AUTHOR. 2019. Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sarah Cole and Sarah Cole|AUTHOR. Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century Columbia University Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sarah Cole, and Sarah Cole|AUTHOR. Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century Columbia University Press, 2019.
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