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[–] rwbj [S] ago  (edited ago)

Another interesting factoid. Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, was never really recognized for his work during his lifetime in spite of the generally positive theme of these reviews. He died broke - working as a customs inspector, a humble job even then obtained mostly due to connections.

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[–] rwbj [S] ago 

Interesting to see how the standard of 'wordsmithing' in modern english has all but disappeared.