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Amanda McKittrick Ros, Irish author and poet (died 1939)

Amanda McKittrick Ros

Irish writer

Anna Margaret Ross, known by her pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros, was an Irish writer. She published her first novel Irene Iddesleigh at her own expense in 1897. However, it was reprinted by Nonesuch Press in 1926; the reprint sold out immediately. She wrote poetry and a number…
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December 8

Day of the year

December 8 is the 342nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year.
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