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The effect produced by a short story depends almost entirely on its form.
Edith Wharton
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Edith Wharton
Age: 75 †
Born: 1862
Born: January 24
Died: 1937
Died: August 11
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Edith Newbold Jones
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She gave so many reasons that I've forgotten them all.
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