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Edmund Wilson

Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) is widely regarded as the preeminent American man of letters of the twentieth century. Over his long career, he wrote for Vanity Fair, helped edit The New Republic, served as chief book critic for The New Yorker, and was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books. Wilson was the author of more than twenty books, including Axel’s Castle, Patriotic Gore, and a work of fiction, Memoirs of Hecate County.

The Fruits of the MLA: II. Mark Twain

The Fruits of the MLA: II. Mark Twain

October 10, 1968 issue

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William H.Y. Hackett Jr.

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December 19, 1968 issue

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Ronald Gottesman

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December 19, 1968 issue

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Frank J. Donner

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Frederick Buechner

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Theodore Besterman

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December 19, 1968 issue

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Paul Baender

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George B. Alexander

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