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Writers and Their Pets

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Discover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J.K. Rowling.

Artist / Author Kathleen Krull
Publisher duopress
ISBN 978-1947458529
Reference P4022
Date 2019
Type Publication

Keywords

animal Beatrix Potter companionship E.B. White Elizabeth Barrett Browning Ernest Hemingway illustration Kurt Vonnegut literature Mark Twain Maurice Sendak Pablo Neruda pet

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