The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
Charles Dudley Warner Quotes
Perhaps nobody ever accomplishes all that he feels lies in him to do; but nearly every one who tries his power touches the walls of his being.
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| Birth: | 12th September, 1829 |
| Death: | 20th October, 1900 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Essayist, Novelist |
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Charles Dudley Warner was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts. He was an American essayist and novelist. He co-authored the novel The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today. He worked with a surveying party in Missouri; studied law at the University of Pennsylvania; practiced in Chicago; was assistant editor and editor of The Hartford Press. He first attracted attention by the reflective sketches entitled My Summer in a Garden. He also edited The American Men of Letters series, to which he contributed an excellent biography of Washington Irving, and edited a large Library of the World's Best Literature.
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