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The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay.(Book Review)

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From: Kliatt
Date: 20021101
Author:Boatner, E.B.

Nancy Milford. 2001. Read by Kimberly Schraf. Books On Tape. Vol. 1: #5846A. 9, 1.5 hour tapes. $72.00. 0-7366-8492-1. Vol. 2: #5846B. 9, 1.5 hour tapes. $72.00. 0-7366-8509-X. Vinyl; content notes. A

Thirty years in the preparation, author Milford had the good fortune to have access to Millay's diaries and papers, held for decades by Millay's younger sister, Nora. Millay was born in 1892, and from the start she knew she was a writer, specifically a poet. As a child, she entered all the contests and won all the prizes. After she became 18, she sent her poem "Renascence" into a ...

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