Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

James Baldwin

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Topic

Poverty

Author

James Baldwin

Source

Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem Esquire

Medium

Essay Magazine

Language

English

Time

1960 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Baldwin, James. "Fifth Avenue, Uptown; A Letter from Harlem." Esquire, July 1960.

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Source
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Time
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
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Citation

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Please, sir, I want some more.

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Author

Charles Dickens
Source
Oliver Twist
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1837 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. "Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress." Bentley's Miscellany. London: Richard Bentley, Feb. 1837, issue 1, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Oliver Twist. Penguin, 2003, ch. 2.