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Only an atmosphere of quiet hard work and dull, serious conversation were appropriate to him.
Only an atmosphere of quiet hard work and dull, serious conversation were appropriate to him.
Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
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- Anthony Powell
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- Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Powell: life dates 1905 to 2000. Wikidata Q573813, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573813 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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