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May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), American novelist and short- story writer who was
a master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. One of the greatest fiction writers in
American literature, he is best-known for The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The ...
May 19, 1864, Plymouth, N.H.), American novelist and short- story writer who was
a master of the allegorical and symbolic tale. One of the greatest fiction writers in
American literature, he is best-known for The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The ...
Page 775
Turkey, from 1224 to 1269; the account of his travels in western and central Asia,
written by Kirakos Gandzaketsi, ... Ltd She left her husband, a middle-aged
clergyman, for the stage, supporting herself also by writing and adapting works
for the ...
Turkey, from 1224 to 1269; the account of his travels in western and central Asia,
written by Kirakos Gandzaketsi, ... Ltd She left her husband, a middle-aged
clergyman, for the stage, supporting herself also by writing and adapting works
for the ...
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Where the same name may denote a person, place, or thing, the articles will be
found in that order historiography, the writing of history, especially the writing of
history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars ...
Where the same name may denote a person, place, or thing, the articles will be
found in that order historiography, the writing of history, especially the writing of
history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars ...
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