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- ↑ Dick, Archie L. (17 June 2013). The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9508-5.
- ↑ Grütter, Wilhelm (1981). The Story of South Africa. Human & Rousseau.
- 1 2 Dick, Archie L. (17 June 2013). The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9508-5.
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