Clifton Fadiman

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Analyze short fiction elements evidenced in “The Gift of the Magi,” “The Necklace,” and “The Magic Shop”

Listen to Clifton Fadiman discussing the publication of Frank Stockton's short story “The Lady, or the Tiger?”

Explore Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story “Dr. Heidegger's Experiment” with Clifton Fadiman

Explore the use of music, theme and variations, and condensed words in Thornton Wilder's Our Town

Listen to an analysis of Thornton Wilder's play Our Town

Explore essential elements of the novel with Clifton Fadiman and actors

Explore English novelist Charles Dickens's early Victorian era and literature with Clifton Fadiman

Watch dramatized scenes of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations with literary commentary by Clifton Fadiman

How humans search for the meaning of life

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Also Known As	Clifton Paul Fadiman • Kip Fadiman
Born	May 15, 1904 • New York City • New York
Died	June 20, 1999 (aged 95) • Sanibel Island • Florida

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