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The Life of William Cowper

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Fans of Stephen Spender The Authorized Biography by John Sutherland will find 24 titles here, all united by Literary Figures, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, European. Authors represented include Richard Holmes, Frances Wilson, Dinah Roe, C. S. Lewis, and others.

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