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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

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Periods of American Literature

The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books

5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

9 American Countercultural Books

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10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

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Plato and Aristotle: How Do They Differ?

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Also Known As	Margaret Elizabeth Munson
Born	February 22, 1838 • New Rochelle • New York
Died	June 3, 1912 (aged 74) • South Orange Village • New Jersey

Joel Chandler Harris

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Mark Twain

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H.L. Mencken

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James Thurber

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Frederik Pohl

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Sandra Cisneros

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Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Constance Lindsay Skinner

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Abby Morton Diaz

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Carl Sandburg

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Ellen Louise Chandler Moulton

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Alison Lurie

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Karl Shapiro

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Eunice Tietjens

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Sir Stephen Spender

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A.A. Milne

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Charlotte Endymion Porter

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