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Word: incognita (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years passed, the parents of the thousands of children who devoured her books took it for granted that Beatrix Potter was long since dead-a notion that Mrs. Heelis of Sawrey did her best to encourage. The few who unveiled her incognita and greeted her as a great artist were received with "the searching, expressionless stare of a little animal." Then she would shout: "Great rubbish! Absolute bosh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Small but Authentic Genius | 11/11/1946 | See Source »

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