Lessing
Doris (May), 1919–2013, British novelist in Africa; born in Persia; Nobel Prize in Literature 2007.
Gott·hold E·phra·im [gawt-hawlt ey-frah-im], /ˈgɔt hɔlt ˈeɪ frɑ ɪm/, 1729–81, German critic and dramatist.
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Playboy has a long history of publishing short stories by notable female novelists including Margaret Atwood and Doris Lessing.
No, Men's Magazines Aren't Written by 'Rapists' | Melissa Petro | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTDoris Lessing invented Jane Somers to outwit indifferent publishers.
He threw himself upon a crimson cushion on the upper step, precisely at the feet, as it chanced, of Ellen Lessing.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. RichmondHe looked into Ellen Lessing's upturned face and discovered anew that it was a face to hold the attention of a man.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond"I see you're not going to trust me," murmured Mrs. Lessing, as a slim-waisted, trailing-black-gowned saleswoman approached.
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Mrs. Lessing bought substantial tan ones in quantity, long and well reenforced.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. RichmondMrs. Lessing was turning over a small saw in her hands, feeling its sharp teeth with a premonitory finger.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lessing
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Doris (May). born 1919, English novelist and short-story writer, brought up in Rhodesia: her novels include the five-novel sequence Children of Violence (1952–69), The Golden Notebook (1962), a series of science-fiction works (1979–83), The Good Terrorist (1985), and The Sweetest Dream (2001). Nobel prize for literature 2007
Gotthold Ephraim (ˈɡɔthɔlt ˈeːfrɑɪm). 1729–81, German dramatist and critic. His plays include Miss Sara Sampson (1755), the first German domestic tragedy, and Nathan der Weise (1779). He is noted for his criticism of French classical dramatists, and for his treatise on aesthetics Laokoon (1766)
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