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Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964 to Mr. Wilson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.023 Author/Creator: Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964 Place Written: Cliveden, England Type: Typed letter signed Date: 14 November 1942 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 17.8 cm, Width: 13.8 cm Order a Copy

Astor cannot choose a favorite poet; she starts by listing several: Browning, Keats, Kipling, Poe, and Longfellow. Her favorite book to read is the Bible.

Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964
Wilson, Robert, fl. 1942

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