Regina M. Anderson

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

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Lay, Lie, Lied, Lain: When Do We Use Which?

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

The Catcher in the Rye By J.D. Salinger. Hardcover Book first sold: July 16, 1951. Current cover design dated 1991? Previous solid maroon book cover with gold font designed by J.D. Salinger in response to racey pulp paper back book cover. bad books

5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

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Facsimile of one of William Henry Ireland's forgeries, a primitive self-portrait of William Shakespeare(tinted engraving). Published for Samuel Ireland, Norfolk Street, Strand, December 1, 1795. (W.H. Ireland, forgery)

The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad

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7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

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The Largest Islands in the World

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What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

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Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Regina M. Anderson: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Regina M. Andrews • Ursala Trelling • Ursula Trelling
Born	May 21, 1901 • Chicago • Illinois
Died	February 5, 1993 (aged 91) • Ossining • New York
Notable Works	“Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” • “Underground”
Movement / Style	Harlem Renaissance

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Langston Hughes

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Zora Neale Hurston

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James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson

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Richard Nugent

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May Miller

American playwright and poet

Arna Bontemps, photograph by Carl Van Vechten.

Arna Bontemps

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W.H. Auden

W. H. Auden

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Constance Lindsay Skinner

American writer and historian

Howard Moss

American poet

Eunice Tietjens

poet, novelist, and editor

Angelina Weld Grimké

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James Baldwin

James Baldwin

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Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward

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Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan

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Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry

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Ishmael Reed

Ishmael Reed

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Walter Mosley

Walter Mosley

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August Wilson

August Wilson

American dramatist

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

American actor and playwright

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"Future Expectations" by James Van der Zee, c. 1925. James VanDerZee.

Art of the Harlem Renaissance