It may be that there is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.

Edmund Wilson

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Topic

Making money

Author

Edmund Wilson

Source

The Princess with the Golden Hair

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Writer

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United States

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Citation

Wilson, Edmund. "The Princess with the Golden Hair." Memoirs of Hecate County. Doubleday, 1946.

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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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