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“I can never understand why I should eat at one or sleep at eleven, if it is, as it often is, my one and my eleven and nobody else's. For, as between the clock and me alone, one and eleven and all other o'clocks are mine and I am not theirs. But I have known men and women living in hotels who would interrupt a sunset to go to dine, or wave away the stars in their courses to go to sleep, merely because the hour had struck.”

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Zona Gale

Zona Gale (1874-1938) was an American author and playwright who made history as the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Born in Wisconsin, she began her career as a journalist before transitioning to fiction and playwriting. Her groundbreaking play "Miss Lulu Bett" earned her the Pulitzer Prize in 1921, marking a significant milestone for women in American theater. Beyond drama, Gale authored numerous novels and short story collections, often exploring themes of women's experiences and social reform. Active in progressive movements, she was a strong advocate for women's suffrage. Gale passed away in Florida in 1938 at the age of 64, leaving a lasting legacy in American literature and theater. more

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Source: The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana: With a Relation of the Great and Golden City of Manoa... Etc. Performed in the Year 1595, by Sir W. Ralegh, Knt... Reprinted from the Edition of 1596, with Some Unpublished Documents Relative to that Country. Ed., with Copious Explanatory Notes and a Biographical Memoir, by Sir Robert H. Schomburgk

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Source: The Fall of the Indian: With Other Poems

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Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

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