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Chatterton’s Redress
Born today, 20 November in 1752, Thomas Chatterton did not live into his 20s, taking his life on 24 August 1770.
His solution to life's dilemma was to drink poison. Having been disappointed and quite strongly disagreeing with his method of addressing his despair together with revisiting a similar plight when I was 15, realise how having failed where he succeeded has meant all the differenc...
Monday 20th November 2023 1:15 pm
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