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    Clorinda Walks in Heaven
    Clorinda Walks in Heaven
    Clorinda Walks in Heaven
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    Clorinda Walks in Heaven

    By A.E. Coppard

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    'Clorinda Walks in Heaven' is a collection of short stories written by Alfred Edgar Coppard, an English writer and poet, noted for his influence on the short story form. Titles featured here include The Hurly Burly, The Elixir of Youth, and the aforementioned Clorinda Walks in Heaven.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 5, 2021
    ISBN4066338079053
    Clorinda Walks in Heaven
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    A.E. Coppard

    A. E. Coppard was born in Kent, England, in 1878. He rose to prominence with short stories depicting rural England, tales that contained fantastic elements of supernatural horror and allegorical fantasy. Numerous volumes of his poetry were also published, and the first volume of his autobiography, It’s Me, O Lord! appeared posthumously. He died in London in 1957.

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