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Kempe, Margery
(c1373-1438) British writer. Margery Kempe wrote "The Book of Margery Kempe," which was not published in full until 1940. Kempe is known as a mystic and writer, and her book may be the earliest form of autobiography.
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(1373-c1438) British writer. Margery Kempe was a mystic, famous for "The Book of Margery Kempe" (1430), which is considered the earliest autobiography. Kempe had "the gift of tears," and she had 14 children.
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