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My sole wish is to frustrate as utterly as possible the post-mortem exploiter.
Henry James
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Henry James
Age: 73 †
Born: 1843
Born: January 1
Died: 1916
Died: January 1
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Novelist-Citizen of Two Countries Interpreter of his Generation on both Sides of the Sea.
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She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with her elbows on the table.
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