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- ↑ "Governor-General's book awards listed". The Ottawa Citizen . 9 July 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "The book page". The Ottawa Citizen. 16 April 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 21 December 2023.