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Jan 29, 20 in one person resounds like a detailed autobiography, written in irving s inimitable style. He was best known for his short stories the legend of sleepy hollow and rip van winkle, both of which appear in his book the sketch book of geoffrey crayon, gent. In one person is an attempt to capture the harrowing personal journey of a single man as he finds his own sexual, emotional and even literary identityand to capture it in a way that matters to every single person who picks up the novel. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages.
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