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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
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Born December 17, 1796 • Canada
Died August 27, 1865 (aged 68) • England
Notable Works “The Clockmaker; or, The Savings and Doings of Samuel Slick of Slickville”

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