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- ↑ Godey, Louis Antoine; Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell (June 1852). "Mrs. Harriet Lee; The Last Surviving Author of "The Canterbury Tales"". Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book. pp. 427–8.