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While their literary contributions may have faded into obscurity, Beerbohm skillfully suggests that the literary scene is hardly diminished. Ultimately, it is the intriguing lives of these six men (with Beerbohm himself being the seventh) that truly capture our attention. (Nicholas Clifford) Note The Gutenberg edition of Seven Men is incomplete, but the missing sections are available separately through James Pethel and E.V. 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Ultimately, it is the intriguing lives of these six men (with Beerbohm himself being the seventh) that truly capture our attention. (Nicholas Clifford) Note The Gutenberg edition of Seven Men is incomplete, but the missing sections are available separately through James Pethel and E.V. 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While their literary contributions may have faded into obscurity, Beerbohm skillfully suggests that the literary scene is hardly diminished. Ultimately, it is the intriguing lives of these six men (with Beerbohm himself being the seventh) that truly capture our attention. (Nicholas Clifford) Note The Gutenberg edition of Seven Men is incomplete, but the missing sections are available separately through James Pethel and E.V. 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While their literary contributions may have faded into obscurity, Beerbohm skillfully suggests that the literary scene is hardly diminished. Ultimately, it is the intriguing lives of these six men (with Beerbohm himself being the seventh) that truly capture our attention. (Nicholas Clifford) Note The Gutenberg edition of Seven Men is incomplete, but the missing sections are available separately through James Pethel and E.V. 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While their literary contributions may have faded into obscurity, Beerbohm skillfully suggests that the literary scene is hardly diminished. Ultimately, it is the intriguing lives of these six men (with Beerbohm himself being the seventh) that truly capture our attention. (Nicholas Clifford) Note The Gutenberg edition of Seven Men is incomplete, but the missing sections are available separately through James Pethel and E.V. 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