Bloody Murder: The Homicide Tradition in Children's Literature
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“Off with her head!” decreed the Queen of Hearts, one of a multitude of murderous villains populating the pages of children’s literature explored in this volume. Bloody Murder is the first full-length critical study of the pervasive theme of murder in children’s literature.
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