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Born	December 10, 1903 • Transvaal • South Africa
Died	September 21, 1973 (aged 69) • Lewes • England
Awards And Honors	Costa Book Awards (1973)
Notable Works	“Curlew River” • “The Case Is Altered” • “The Invaders” • “Turbott Wolfe”

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry

A Study of Poetry

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