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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

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10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

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Born	January 17, 1771 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died	February 22, 1810 (aged 39) • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
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