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Ticknor

American  
[tik-ner, -nawr] / ˈtɪk nər, -nɔr /

noun

  1. George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.


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Mr. Lindsay-Hogg, 82, lives with his wife, Lisa Ticknor Lindsay-Hogg, a former fashion model and casting agent, in a narrow cream-colored house in this river town nestled into lush green hills.

From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

Her 2005 novel, “Ticknor,” was inspired by the real-life friendship between the 19th-century authors William Hickling Prescott and George Ticknor.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

Ticknor, whose biological parents are Cuban, was born and raised in the United States and speaks only English.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2018

Her short-story collection, The Middle Stories, appeared in 2001, then came Ticknor, a historical novel about a 19th-century biographer.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2013

Ticknor attaches little importance either to Prescott's interest in the details of warfare or to this fondness of his for improvised narration.

From William Hickling Prescott by Harry Thurston Peck

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