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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Co - owner of the English language Shakespeare and Company, a bookstore and lending library which became a hub of activity and contact for English-speaking writers and artists in Paris; wrote 'Shakespeare and Company' (1959)
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Co - owner of the English language Shakespeare and Company, a bookstore and lending library which became a hub of activity and contact for English-speaking writers and artists in Paris; wrote 'Shakespeare and Company' (1959).  Partner was fellow bookstore owner [[Adrienne Monnier]].  Also known as Sylvia Beach.
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Librarians and Archivists]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/writers20th/p/p_sylvia_beach.htm
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* http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/57090/Sylvia-Beach
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Latest revision as of 00:42, 10 April 2016

Sylvia Woodbridge Beach

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1887 - 1962

Occupation

Writer

Description

Co - owner of the English language Shakespeare and Company, a bookstore and lending library which became a hub of activity and contact for English-speaking writers and artists in Paris; wrote 'Shakespeare and Company' (1959). Partner was fellow bookstore owner Adrienne Monnier. Also known as Sylvia Beach.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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