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Also Known As Leonard Sidney Woolf
Born November 25, 1880 • London • England
Died August 14, 1969 (aged 88) • England
Notable Works “The Village in the Jungle” • “The Wise Virgins”
Notable Family Members spouse Virginia Woolf

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