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Conquest, the historian and man of letters, was an expert on Ukraine, and Russia.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
Prestigious man of letters Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) spills down the snowy front steps at the home of small-town family the Stanleys, where he's planned a promo dinner in Mesalia, Ohio, right around the holidays.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Cerebral men of letters often make unrewarding screen protagonists, spending too much time in their own heads to fully engage as characters.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An eccentric man of letters, Mr. Gottlieb bore an uncanny resemblance to Woody Allen.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
Prestigious man of letters Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) spills down the snowy front steps at the home of small-town family the Stanleys, where he's planned a promo dinner in Mesalia, Ohio, right around the holidays.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2023
Cerebral men of letters often make unrewarding screen protagonists, spending too much time in their own heads to fully engage as characters.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An eccentric man of letters, Mr. Gottlieb bore an uncanny resemblance to Woody Allen.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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“Man of letters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20of%20letters. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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