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Born June 8, 1814 • England
Died April 11, 1884 (aged 69) • London • England
Notable Works “Foul Play” • “Hard Cash” • “It Is Never Too Late to Mend” • “Put Yourself in His Place” • “The Cloister and the Hearth”
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Charles Kingsley
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Winston Graham
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Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
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