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Cecil Day-Lewis
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Irish-born British poet (1904–1972)

Also known as: C. Day Lewis, Day Lewis, Nicholas Blake, Сесил Дэй-Льюис, سيسيل داي, 세실 데이 루이스

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Known works

  • The poetic image (1947)
  • The Beast Must Die (1938)
  • Country House Murders
  • The Otterbury incident (1948)
  • Thou Shell of Death (1936)