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Ernest Vincent Wright

American author, poet and U.S. Navy musician best known for 1939's Gadsby, a novel written without the letter "e".

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American writer

Born March 26, 1871
Died October 7, 1939

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  • Cover of: Gadsby: A Story of Over 50,000 Words Without Using the Letter “E”
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    Cover of edition gadsby0000erne Cover of edition gadsbystoryofove0000erne First published in 1939 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The wonderful fairies of the sun
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    First published in 1896 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Thoughts and reveries of an American bluejacket
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    First published in 1918 — 1 edition
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Photo of Ernest Vincent Wright

American writer

Born March 26, 1871
Died October 7, 1939

Subjects

American Experimental fiction, American Fairy poetry, Children's poetry, American, Fiction, general, President Warren G. Harding's administration, Prohibition, World War I

Places

Branton Hills

People

John Gadsby

Time

1906

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Alternative names

  • Ernest V. Wright
  • Ernest Wright
  • E.V. Wright

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March 12, 2025 Edited by dcapillae Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
February 6, 2013 Edited by Dylan Cuffy + bio, precise birth/death dates, alt. name forms, links
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import