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Also Known As Constantia • Judith Sargent
Born May 1, 1751 • Gloucester • Massachusetts
Died July 6, 1820 (aged 69) • Natchez • Mississippi
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Sterling Brown
American educator, literary critic and poet
Christopher Morley.
Christopher Morley
American author
W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
British poet
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Fran Lebowitz
American writer and cultural critic
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
American author
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H.L. Mencken
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George S. Kaufman
American playwright and journalist
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E.B. White
American writer
Curtis, George William
George William Curtis
American writer
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English author
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Sir Richard Steele
British author and politician
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American essayist
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
American writer
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American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic
Henry James
Henry James
American writer
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James Baldwin
American author
Joan Didion, 1970
Joan Didion
American author

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