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John Lyly

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(c. 1553 or 1554 – November 1606) An English writer, best known for his books Euphues,The Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England. Lyly's linguistic style, originating in his first books, is known as Euphuism.
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	Gallathea (Malone Society Reprints , No 161) by John Lyly, Leah Scragg (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 640 ratings — published 1592 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallathea and Midas by John Lyly, Anne Begor Lancashire (Editor) 3.73 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1969 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euphues and His England, the Plays (The Complete Works of John Lyly, Volume II) 3.21 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1578	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit 2.75 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1578 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Campaspe and Sappho and Phao: John Lyly 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit and Euphues and His England: An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition by John Lyly (Editor), Leah Scragg (Editor) 2.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman in the Moon by John Lyly, Leah Scragg (Editor) 3.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1601 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Bombie by John Lyly, Leah Scragg (Editor) 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sapho and Phao 1584 (Malone Society Reprints, 165) by John Lyly, Leah Scragg (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Campaspe: A most excellent comedy of Alexander, Campaspe, and Diogenes played before the Queen's Majesty on Twelfth Day at night, by her Majesty's children, and the children of St. Pauls. [1584] 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“All is fair in love and war”
― John Lyly

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“It is far more seemly
to have thy Studie full of Bookes,
than thy Purse full of money.

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― John Lyly, Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit

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“The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war.”
― John Lyly, Euphues and His England, the Plays

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