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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. After serving in the military between 1944 and 1947, fowles studying french at oxford. Chapters on the collector, the magus, the french lieutenants woman, and the ebony tower are included, and a final chapter discusses daniel martin, mantissa, and a. Although best known for his novels the collector, the magus, and the french lieutenants woman, john fowles is also a short story writer, a poet, a respected translator, and a prolific essayist. John fowles died on november 5, 2005 after a long illness.
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