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Thomas Bailey Aldrich 1836-1907, American author and editor, b. Portsmouth, N.H. His most widely read work was The Story of a Bad Boy (1870), a vigorous narrative based on his own boyhood. His short stories, especially those in Marjorie Daw and Other People (1873), are noted for their naturalness and craftsmanship. Aldrich also excelled at writing light verse. In 1881 he succeeded W. D. Howells as editor of the Atlantic Monthly, a position he held until 1890.

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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836–1907), American author. He contributed vers de société to various periodicals, including the Atlantic Monthly, which he edited from 1881 to 1890. His best-known work is his semi-autobiographical The Story of a Bad Boy (1870).

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