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- ↑ Luc Gilleman (4 February 2014). John Osborne: Vituperative Artist. Taylor & Francis. pp. 143–. ISBN 978-1-317-84280-4.
- ↑ Luc Gilleman (4 February 2014). John Osborne: Vituperative Artist. Routledge. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-317-84281-1.
- ↑ George Stade; Karen Karbiener (12 May 2010). Encyclopedia of British Writers, 1800 to the Present. Infobase Publishing. pp. 374–. ISBN 978-1-4381-1689-1.
- ↑ Peter Whitebrook (21 October 2015). John Osborne: anger is not about...: "Anger Is Not About...". Oberon Books. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-1-78319-876-4.
- ↑ Jonathan Miller (3 March 2017). One Thing and Another: Selected Writings 1954–2016. Oberon Books. pp. 425–. ISBN 978-1-78319-746-0.
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