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Also Known As Francis James Child
Born February 1, 1825 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died September 11, 1896 (aged 71) • Boston • Massachusetts
Notable Works “The English and Scottish Popular Ballads”
Subjects Of Study English literature • Scottish literature • folk ballad • Edmund Spenser

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