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A collection of Louis
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Kronenberger was a visiting professor at several universities, including
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Great World: Portraits and Scenes from
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Pleasure of Their Company: An Anthology of Civilized Writing
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Kings and Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth-Century England
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He moved to New York in 1924 and began his career at the
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Company Manners: A Cultural Inquiry into American Life
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The Last Word: Portraits of Fourteen Master Aphorists
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