Bowen
Catherine (Shober) Drinker
[shoh-ber dring-ker] /ˈʃoʊ bər ˈdrɪŋ kər/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, U.S. biographer and essayist.
Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole) 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist and short-story writer.
Contemporary Examples
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Historical Examples
Indian Summer William D. Howells
The Voyage of the Aurora Harry Collingwood
In Quest of Gold Alfred St. Johnston
The Voyage of the Aurora Harry Collingwood
Indian Summer William D. Howells
noun
Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole). 1899–1973, British novelist and short-story writer, born in Ireland. Her novels include The Death of the Heart (1938) and The Heat of the Day (1949)
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