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• Bernard Shaw Biography © Cary Mazer. (Chapter: Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw (1856-1950))
• Dictionary Entry photo © Military Writer’s Handbook, Royal Military College. (Chapter: Appendix A)
• Essay Topics for Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest © Philip V. Allingham on the Victorian Web. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter: The Importance of Being Earnest: Study Guide) Used with permission for educational purposes.
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• James Joyce Biography © James Joyce Centre. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter: James Joyce (1882-1941))
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• D. H. Lawrence Biography. © Wikipedia. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930))
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• Fay Weldon Biography © Wikipedia. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter: Fay Weldon (1931–))
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• Flannery O’Connor 1947 photo © Cmacaule. (Chapter: Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964))
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• Leslie Marmon Silko at the banquet reading © Uche Ogbuji. (Chapter: Leslie Marmon Silko (1948–))
• Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography © Wikipedia. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864))
• O. Henry Biography © Wikipedia. Adapted by James Sexton. (Chapter: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864))
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