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References
- ↑ Adamson, Lynda G. (1999). World Historical Fiction: An Annotated Guide to Novels for Adults and Young Adults . Phoenix: Oryx Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-57356-066-5.
- ↑ Review by Mark Slonim in Slavic Review , Vol. 22, No. 2 (June 1963), pp. 374-375.
- ↑ "Alexander the great" by Philip Toynbee, The Observer, 7 Jul 1968, p. 26. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ PUBLICATIONS OF THE HAKLUYT SOCIETY Second Series, Part II. Hakluyt Society. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Fiction", The Times , 20 April 1961, p. 15.
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