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References
- ↑ Stokes 1953, p. 200.
- ↑ Oscar Wilde IBDB #12387.
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- Stokes, Leslier; Stokes, Sewell (1937). Oscar Wilde, A Play (hardcover). Preface by Lord Alfred Douglas. (First ed.). London: M. Secker & Warburg.
- Morley, Robert; Stokes, Sewell (1966). Robert Morley "Responsible Gentleman" (hardcover) (First ed.). London: Heineman.
- Stokes, Sewell (1953). Without Veils : The Intimate Biography of Gladys Cooper (hardcover). Introduction by W. Somerset Maugham. London: Peter Davies.
