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The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently.
Jerome K. Jerome
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Jerome K. Jerome
Age: 67 †
Born: 1859
Born: August 25
Died: 1927
Died: June 16
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West Midlands
Jerome Klapka Jerome
Jerome Klapta Jerome
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