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- ↑ The Immortal Hour: A Drama in Two Acts, edited and annotated by Laura Wilson. R J Stewart Books, 2009
- ↑ The Life and Letters of William Sharp and “Fiona Macleod” , Vol.2, Ch. 19 and 20
- ↑ Fiona Macleod's introduction to The Immortal Hour
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- Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
- ↑ Hurd, Michael. Notes to The Immortal Hour, Hyperion CD 22040 (1983)
