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1. Charles Dickens, Tale of two Cities -- Hamlet 4 points
___A master of verbose narration and description with a love of punctuation.

2. Edgar Allen Poe, Title? -- Hamlet 3 points
___The master of using words to invoke a mood of horror.

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6. John Steinbeck, Title? -- Hamlet 3 points
___The hands down master of using dialog to tell a story.

7. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is the Night -- Hamlet 4 points
___A master of using words to invoke a mood.

8. Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea -- Hamlet 4 points
___Simple words that tell stories of great depth.

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10 James Joyce, Finnegan's Wake -- Hamlet 3 points; Poohbear 1 point
___The Jackson Pollock of literature.

Nice job Hamlet, taking a commanding lead with 21 points.