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(1894–1961),
American humorist, many of whose essays, stories, and sketches appeared in the New Yorker, including one of his best‐known short stories, ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ (1932), which describes the colourful escapist fantasies of a docile husband.
Subjects: Literature.
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