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Leonard Merrick was an Anglo‐Jewish writer whose Victorian‐era career included stints as an actor and playwright; but he is perhaps best known for novels such as
The Position of Peggy Harper
,
Violet Moses
, and
The Quaint Companions
. Literary luminaries such as George Orwell, H. G. Wells, and Virginia Woolf have celebrated Merrick for his craftsmanship, use of theatrical setting, realism, and concern for exposing fraud.
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Leonard Merrick was an Anglo‐Jewish writer whose Victorian‐era career included stints as an actor and playwright; but he is perhaps best known for novels such as
The Position of Peggy Harper
,
Violet Moses
, and
The Quaint Companions
.
Literary luminaries such as George Orwell, H.
G.
Wells, and Virginia Woolf have celebrated Merrick for his craftsmanship, use of theatrical setting, realism, and concern for exposing fraud.
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