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There is one exception – Modigliani. I have included this gifted wastrel as a specimen of the effects of
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in 1908. He was described as "a red-haired Kansan, as unassuming in private conversation as he is dogmatic on the printed page. He has been a reporter in Denver, a schoolmaster in
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reached the bestseller list and was re-issued several times. In addition he contributed essays, articles and criticisms to numerous periodicals including,
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