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What are the notes that say Leech, op Cit. mean? Are these different characters saying different things? do they take quotes out of other books? Also how do you know who is speaking ?
Marian Those are ostensibly quotes from books written about Lincoln. Op Cit means already cited before. Some of the quotes from books are made up by the auth…moreThose are ostensibly quotes from books written about Lincoln. Op Cit means already cited before. Some of the quotes from books are made up by the author and others are from real books. I know Saunders puts a couple of quotes in from Doris Kearns Goodwin who wrote Team of Rivals.(less)
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Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
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