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Also Known As Henry Austin Dobson
Born January 18, 1840 • Plymouth • England
Died September 2, 1921 (aged 81) • London • England
Notable Works “At the Sign of the Lyre” • “Proverbs in Porcelain” • “Vignettes in Rhyme”

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