Charles Lynn Batten

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Charles Lynn Batten
Born1942 (age 8182)
Occupation Professor
NationalityAmerican
Genre18th century British literature
Notable worksPleasurable Instruction: Form and Convention in Eighteenth Century Travel Literature

Charles Lynn Batten (born 1942 [1] ) is an American literary critic and a professor in the department of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. He has won numerous teaching awards throughout his career at UCLA, including the Distinguished Teaching Award in 1981. , [usurped]

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  1. Email from Charles Lynn Batten, April 21, 2020, confirming 1942 as year of birth