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The year after the publication of A Book of Common Prayer, Dunne wrote in extravagant praise of Noel and his mentoring, but not naming him, in his collection Quintana & Friends.
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Linda Hall, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
Inside was a Bible, bound together in red leather with the Book of Common Prayer.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
The performances will be preceded by a litany for the dead, a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer traditionally used on All Souls’ Day and during times of mourning, for remembrance of all those who have died over the past year.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
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Linda Hall, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
Inside was a Bible, bound together in red leather with the Book of Common Prayer.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
The performances will be preceded by a litany for the dead, a prayer from the Book of Common Prayer traditionally used on All Souls’ Day and during times of mourning, for remembrance of all those who have died over the past year.
—Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
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“Book of Common Prayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Book%20of%20Common%20Prayer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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