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French literary critic (1804–1869)
Also known as: M. Sainte Beuve, M. Ste Beuve, Sainte-Beuve, Ste.-Beuve, Шарль Огюстен де Сент-Бёв, شارل أوجستان سانت بوف
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- Portraits contemporains (1855)
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