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George Moore, 1908.
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Born February 24, 1852 • Ireland
Died January 21, 1933 (aged 80) • London • England
Notable Works “A Modern Lover” • “A Mummer’s Wife” • “Confessions of a Young Man” • “Esther Waters” • “Hail and Farewell” • “Reminiscences of the Impressionist Painters” • “The Brook Kerith” • “The Lake” • “The Untilled Field”

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