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Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels<ref name=Omission /> beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).


A few of Heyer's works are now in the public domain and have been made into freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Gutenberg />.  Many works are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive<ref name=OverDrive />.  Most of her novels have been reprinted and are available as paperbacks and/or ebooks from bookstores.
A few novels are now in the public domain and are freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Gutenberg />.  Others are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive<ref name=OverDrive />.  Most are available from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.


==Novels (8) set in the Georgian period==
==Novels, pre-Regency England (8)==


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|1||The Black Moth ||1921 ||&nbsp;||ebook at Project Guterberg<ref name=BlackMoth /> ||&nbsp;
|1||The Black Moth ||1921 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=BlackMoth /> ||&nbsp;  
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|2||The Transformation of Philip Jettan||1923 ||&nbsp;||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Jettan />; later published as "Powder and Patch" ||&nbsp;
|2||The Transformation of Philip Jettan||1923 ||ebook at Project Gutenberg<ref name=Jettan /> ||republished as "Powder and Patch"  
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|3||These Old Shades ||1926 ||&nbsp;||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=OldShades />||&nbsp;
|3||These Old Shades ||1926 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=OldShades /> ||&nbsp;  
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|4||The Masqueraders ||1928 ||&nbsp;||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Masquer />||&nbsp;
|4||The Masqueraders ||1928 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Masquer /> ||&nbsp;  
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|5||Devil's Cub ||1932 ||&nbsp;||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=DevilsCub />; some characters also in "These Old Shades" ||&nbsp;
|5||Devil's Cub ||1932 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=DevilsCub /> ||sequel to "These Old Shades"  
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|6||The Convenient Marriage ||1934 ||&nbsp;||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=ConvenientMarriage /> ||&nbsp;
|6||The Convenient Marriage ||1934 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=ConvenientMarriage /> ||&nbsp;  
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|7||The Talisman Ring ||1936 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|7||The Talisman Ring ||1936 ||&nbsp; ||&nbsp;
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|8||Faro's Daughter ||1941 ||&nbsp;||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=FarosDaughter /> ||&nbsp;
|8||Faro's Daughter ||1941 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=FarosDaughter /> ||&nbsp;  
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==Novels (26) set in the Regency period==
==Novels, Regency period (26)==


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|1||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|2||An Infamous Army  ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||An Infamous Army  ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|3||The Spanish Bride ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||The Spanish Bride ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|4||The Corinthian ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||The Corinthian ||1940 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|5||Friday's Child ||1944 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|5||Friday's Child ||1944 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|6||The Reluctant Widow ||1946 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|6||The Reluctant Widow ||1946 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|7||The Foundling ||1948 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|7||The Foundling ||1948 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|8||Arabella  ||1949 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|8||Arabella  ||1949 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|9||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|9||Regency Buck ||1935 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|10||The Quiet Gentleman ||1951 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|10||[[The Quiet Gentleman (Heyer novel)|The Quiet Gentleman]] ||1951 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=QuietGentleman /> ||&nbsp;
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|11||Cotillion  ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|11||Cotillion  ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|12||The Toll-Gate ||1954 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|12||The Toll-Gate ||1954 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|13||Bath Tangle ||1955 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|13||Bath Tangle ||1955 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|14||Sprig Muslin ||1956 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|14||Sprig Muslin ||1956 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|15||April Lady ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|15||April Lady ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|16||Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle  ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|16||Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle  ||1957 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|17||Venetia ||1958 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|17||[[Venetia (Heyer novel)|Venetia]] ||1958 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Venetia />||&nbsp;
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|18||The Unknown Ajax ||1959 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|18||The Unknown Ajax ||1959 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|19||A Civil Contract ||1961 ||A modest nobleman, whose deceased father bankrupted the estate, becomes guardian to three younger siblings. Forced to break a betrothal to a beautiful noblewoman, he allows the lady's father to introduce him to a wealthy merchant who aspires to a noble husband for his daughter. With full awareness by all parties, the arranged marriage is quickly accomplished. How will the new couple fare when their lives continue to intersect with that of the husband's erstwhile fiancee? ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=CivilContract /> ||&nbsp;
|19||[[A Civil Contract (Heyer novel)|A Civil Contract]] ||1961 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=CivilContract /> ||&nbsp;
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|20||The Nonesuch  ||1962 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|20||The Nonesuch  ||1962 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|21||False Colours ||1963 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|21||False Colours ||1963 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|22||Frederica  ||1965 ||A wealthy bachelor's affluent sisters, whom he dislikes, lobby him to give a ball at his own expense for their daughters' come-out. A distant cousin also asks him to introduce her attractive younger sister to the ton. To the astonishment of all, he agrees to give the ball on condition that his encroaching sisters share it with their unknown cousins. His sisters assume he must be under the spell of the beautiful younger cousin, whereas it is the seemingly unremarkable older cousin who has caught his carefully concealed interest. ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Frederica /> ||&nbsp;
|22||[[Frederica (Heyer novel)|Frederica]] ||1965 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=Frederica /> ||&nbsp;  
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|23||Black Sheep ||1966 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|23||[[Black Sheep (Heyer novel)|Black Sheep]] ||1966 ||ebook at OverDrive<ref name=BlackSheep />  ||&nbsp;
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|24||Cousin Kate||1968 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|24||Cousin Kate||1968 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|25||Charity Girl ||1970 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|25||Charity Girl ||1970 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|26||Lady of Quality ||1972 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|26||Lady of Quality ||1972 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|1||The Great Roxhythe ||1922 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|1||The Great Roxhythe ||1922 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|2||Simon the Coldheart ||1925 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||Simon the Coldheart ||1925 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|3||Beauvallet ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||Beauvallet ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|4||The Conquerer ||1931 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||The Conquerer ||1931 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|5||Royal Escape ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|5||Royal Escape ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|6||My Lord John ||1975 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|6||My Lord John ||1975 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|1||Instead of the Thorn ||1923 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|2||Helen ||1928 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|2||Helen ||1928 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|3||Pastel ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|3||Pastel ||1929 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|4||Barren Corn ||1930 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|4||Barren Corn ||1930 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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==Detective novels (12)  ==
==Detective novels (12)  ==
There are twelve of these, published between 1932 and 1953, to be added.
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|1||Footsteps in the Dark ||1932 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|2||Why Shoot a Butler? ||1933 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|3||The Unfinished Clue ||1934 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|5||Behold, Here's Poison ||1936 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|6||They Found Him Dead ||1937 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|7||A Blunt Instrument ||1938 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;;
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|8||title ||1939 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|8||No Wind of Blame ||1939 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|9||title ||1941 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|9||Envious Casca ||1941 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|10||title ||1942 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|10||Penhallow ||1942 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|11||title ||1951 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|11||Duplicate Death ||1951 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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|12||title ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
|12||Detection Unlimited ||1953 ||&nbsp;||&nbsp;
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The basic list of works was obtained from Wikipedia (with all the references and publisher information left behind).<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_works_by_Georgette_Heyer&oldid=1101839654 List of works by Georgette Heyer] on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.</ref>  A few plot summaries may be similar to those in Wikipedia because I wrote them first here.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 13:56, 5 January 2023 (CST)
The basic list of works and original publication dates was obtained from Wikipedia.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_works_by_Georgette_Heyer&oldid=1101839654 List of works by Georgette Heyer] on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.</ref>  A few plot summaries may be similar to those in Wikipedia because I wrote them first here.[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] ([[User talk:Pat Palmer|talk]]) 13:56, 5 January 2023 (CST)


==Notes and References==
==Notes and References==
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<ref name=Frederica>
<ref name=Frederica>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/4243833/frederica Frederica] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/4243833/frederica Frederica] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
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<ref name=Venetia>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/572987/venetia Venetia] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
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<ref name=FarosDaughter>
<ref name=FarosDaughter>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/195429/faros-daughter Faro's Daughter] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/195429/faros-daughter Faro's Daughter] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
<ref name=Omission>
One novel (The Grand Sophy, 1950) has been omitted from the lists on this page below due to its [[Georgette_Heyer#Anti-semitism|anti-semitism]]; we cannot recommend it to anyone.
</ref>
<ref name=QuietGentleman>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/606673/the-quiet-gentleman The Quiet Gentleman] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
</ref>
<ref name=BlackSheep>
[https://www.overdrive.com/media/177542/black-sheen Black Sheep] borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
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A list of some works of Georgette Heyer.

Georgette Heyer was extremely prolific, publishing at least 58 novels[1] beginning at the age of nineteen until her death in 1974 (she was then 71).

A few novels are now in the public domain and are freely downloadable ebooks at Project Gutenberg[2]. Others are available to borrow from public libraries, and the ebook version may be freely borrowable at OverDrive[3]. Most are available from bookstores, and used out-of-print editions are often for sale online.

Novels, pre-Regency England (8)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Black Moth 1921 ebook at Project Gutenberg[4]  
2 The Transformation of Philip Jettan 1923 ebook at Project Gutenberg[5] republished as "Powder and Patch"
3 These Old Shades 1926 ebook at OverDrive[6]  
4 The Masqueraders 1928 ebook at OverDrive[7]  
5 Devil's Cub 1932 ebook at OverDrive[8] sequel to "These Old Shades"
6 The Convenient Marriage 1934 ebook at OverDrive[9]  
7 The Talisman Ring 1936    
8 Faro's Daughter 1941 ebook at OverDrive[10]  

Novels, Regency period (26)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Regency Buck 1935    
2 An Infamous Army 1937    
3 The Spanish Bride 1940    
4 The Corinthian 1940    
5 Friday's Child 1944    
6 The Reluctant Widow 1946    
7 The Foundling 1948    
8 Arabella 1949    
9 Regency Buck 1935    
10 The Quiet Gentleman 1951 ebook at OverDrive[11]  
11 Cotillion 1953    
12 The Toll-Gate 1954    
13 Bath Tangle 1955    
14 Sprig Muslin 1956    
15 April Lady 1957    
16 Sylvester, or the Wicked Uncle 1957    
17 Venetia 1958 ebook at OverDrive[12]  
18 The Unknown Ajax 1959    
19 A Civil Contract 1961 ebook at OverDrive[13]  
20 The Nonesuch 1962    
21 False Colours 1963    
22 Frederica 1965 ebook at OverDrive[14]  
23 Black Sheep 1966 ebook at OverDrive[15]  
24 Cousin Kate 1968    
25 Charity Girl 1970    
26 Lady of Quality 1972    

Other historical novels (6)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 The Great Roxhythe 1922    
2 Simon the Coldheart 1925    
3 Beauvallet 1929    
4 The Conquerer 1931    
5 Royal Escape 1938    
6 My Lord John 1975    

Contemporary novels (4)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Instead of the Thorn 1923    
2 Helen 1928    
3 Pastel 1929    
4 Barren Corn 1930    

Detective novels (12)

No. Title Year  Availability  Notes 
1 Footsteps in the Dark 1932    
2 Why Shoot a Butler? 1933    
3 The Unfinished Clue 1934    
4 Death in the Stocks 1935    
5 Behold, Here's Poison 1936    
6 They Found Him Dead 1937    
7 A Blunt Instrument 1938    ;
8 No Wind of Blame 1939    
9 Envious Casca 1941    
10 Penhallow 1942    
11 Duplicate Death 1951    
12 Detection Unlimited 1953    

Essays (2)

There are two of these from 1954, to be added.

Short stories (26)

There are six stories, and two books containing 11 and 9 stories each, to be added.

Attribution

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

The basic list of works and original publication dates was obtained from Wikipedia.[16] A few plot summaries may be similar to those in Wikipedia because I wrote them first here.Pat Palmer (talk) 13:56, 5 January 2023 (CST)

Notes and References

  1. ↑ One novel (The Grand Sophy, 1950) has been omitted from the lists on this page below due to its anti-semitism; we cannot recommend it to anyone.
  2. ↑ Project Gutenberg is a non-profit that scans books which are in the public domain and makes them available as free downloads for anyone in a variety of formats.
  3. ↑ OverDrive is a service that makes ebooks available to public libraries and to individuals; to use it, a logon account is needed (available through many libraries), or you can make a (free) account there for yourself.
  4. ↑ The Black Moth free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  5. ↑ The Transformation of Philip Jettan free ebook from Project Gutenberg.
  6. ↑ These Old Shades borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  7. ↑ The Masqueraders borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  8. ↑ Devil's Cub borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  9. ↑ The Convenient Marriage borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  10. ↑ Faro's Daughter borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  11. ↑ The Quiet Gentleman borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  12. ↑ Venetia borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  13. ↑ A Civil Contract borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  14. ↑ Frederica borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  15. ↑ Black Sheep borrowable ebook at OverDrive.
  16. ↑ List of works by Georgette Heyer on Wikipedia, accessed on 1/5/2023.
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