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(Encyclopedia) Miller, Arthur, 1915–2005, American dramatist, b. New York City, grad. Univ. of Michigan, 1938. One of America's most distinguished playwrights, he has been hailed as the finest…
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(Encyclopedia) Maugham, Somerset (William Somerset Maugham)Maugham, Somersetmôm [key], 1874–1965, English writer, b. Paris. He was noted as an expert storyteller and a master of the technique of…
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Eclipse Lit by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain.The astrological phenomenon known as a solar…
