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George Elliott

Born

in London, Ontario, Canada

July 04, 1923

Died

May 18, 1996

Genre

Fiction

Influences

T.R. Elliott

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George Matthew Elliott was born July 4, 1923 in London, Ontario. He attended University Of Toronto, where he edited the student newspaper, "The Varsity". When the Second World War broke out, his poor eyesight prevented military service and he became editor of "Strathroy Age-Dispatch", while acting as a Strathroy correspondent for the "London Free Press". He later became a reporter and city editor with the "Timmins Daily Press". His career in journalism preceded an even more successful career as an advertising executive.

In 1962, he published his first work of fiction, "The Kissing Man". He uses the southwestern Ontario world of his childhood as the setting of eleven conneted short stories that examine the continuing communal traditions among ...more

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	Discernment Do's and Dont's: A Practical Guide to Vocational Discernment 4.02 avg rating — 42 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
	The Kissing Man 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1962 — 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
	Lucas The Spider in a Springtime Adventure by George Elliott, Sydney Hanson (illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings	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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	Crazy water boys 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995 — 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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“Time, like money, is measured by our needs.”
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“The great function of art is to widen our sympathies, to amplify our experience and extend our contact with our fellow men beyond the boundaries of our personal lot.”
― George Elliott

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“Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.”
― George Elliott

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