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Cottis, D. 2025. R.C Sherriff: the well-made screenplay.

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Title	R.C Sherriff: the well-made screenplay
Authors	Cottis, D.
Abstract	A talk given at the Surrey History Centre, 8/11/25
Output media	Talk
Keywords	R.C. Sherriff; The Invisible Man; The Four Feathers; The Dam Busters
Sustainable Development Goals	4 Quality education
Middlesex University Theme	Creativity, Culture & Enterprise
Event	R.C.Sherriff Study Day
Completed	08 Nov 2025
Deposited	10 Nov 2025
Output status	Published
Files	Sherriff Talk.pdf File Access Level Open
Language	English

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