Leonard Woolf

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Also Known As	Leonard Sidney Woolf
Born	November 25, 1880 • London • England
Died	August 14, 1969 (aged 88) • England
Notable Family Members	spouse Virginia Woolf

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David Garnett

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William Blake

British writer and artist

Virginia Woolf

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William Morris

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E.M. Forster

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G.K. Chesterton

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Rebecca West

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Sir Victor Gollancz

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Sir Desmond MacCarthy

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Vita Sackville-West

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Nicholas Moore

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Samuel Johnson

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Daniel Defoe

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Joseph Addison

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Sir Richard Steele

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James Fenton

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Christopher Hitchens

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Malcolm Gladwell

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Tom Stoppard

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Tina Brown

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