Edmondo De Amicis
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Edmondo De Amicis was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is the children's novel Heart.
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Gabrielle D. Clements, Edmondo De Amicis, 1898, etching
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Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is c
Edmondo De Amicis
…Italian pronunciation: ; 21 October 1846 – 11 March 1908) was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is the children's novel Heart. Born in Oneglia (today part of the city of Imperia), he went to the Military Academy of Modena, and became an Army officer in the new Kingdom…
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