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Truth is the trial of itself And needs no other touch, And purer than the purest gold, Refine it ne'er so much.
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- Charles Swain: William Bradley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- A. E. Coppard: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Ramsey Campbell: Jamiespilsbury, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Anna Blackwell: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Matilda Betham-Edwards: arrauds Ltd., London, (1892-1904) Reference:Michael Pritchard (1994) A Directory of London Photographers 1841-1908, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Christopher Isherwood: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Joan Aiken: LizzaAiken, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Fay Weldon: Mogens Engelund, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized