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    …Today (1946–50), were started by Wilfred J. Funk on the proceeds from his father’s Literary Digest (sold to Time in 1938). Of those more directly inspired by Reader’s Digest, Coronet (1936–61), an offshoot of Esquire Inc., built up a large circulation during World War II, and when it closed, a…

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    …Today (1946–50), were started by Wilfred J. Funk on the proceeds from his father’s Literary Digest (sold to Time in 1938). Of those more directly inspired by Reader’s Digest, Coronet (1936–61), an offshoot of Esquire Inc., built up a large circulation during World War II, and when it closed, a…

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