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Ellison

noun

United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994). Synonyms: Ralph Ellison, Ralph Waldo Ellison.

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... this period of life Burn's "eternal propensity to fall into love" was unusually active, even for him, and his passion for Mary (at this time) was one of several which engaged his heart in the interval between the reign of Ellison Begbie—"the lass of the twa sparkling, roguish een"—and that of "Bonnie Jean." Mary subsequently became a servant in the house of Burn's landlord, Gavin Hamilton, a lawyer of Mauchline, who had early ...

— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors - Vol. II Great Britain And Ireland, Part Two • Francis W. Halsey

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Words linked to "Ellison" : Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, Ralph Ellison, writer, author