Kenneth Grahame

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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

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6 Important Mughal Emperors

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

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Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?

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6 Wars of Independence

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Born	March 8, 1859 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died	July 6, 1932 (aged 73) • England
Notable Works	“The Wind in the Willows”

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