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    Jack and the Check Book
    Jack and the Check Book
    Jack and the Check Book
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    Jack and the Check Book

    By John Kendrick Bangs

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    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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    John Kendrick Bangs

    John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922) was an American writer and editor best known for his works in the fantasy genre. Bangs began his writing career in the 1880s when he worked for a literary magazine at Columbia College. Later, he held positions at various publications such as Life, Harper's Bazaar and Munsey’s Magazine. Throughout his career he published many novels and short stories including The Lorgnette (1886), Olympian Nights (1902) and Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream (1907).

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