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This 1939 novel avoids the letter E
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Proving that some writers just love torturing themselves for no financial gain, Wright authored 'Gadsby' in 1939. It is a 50,000-word lipogram, meaning he deliberately wrote the entire thing without ever using the most common letter in the English alphabet. He even tied down the 'E' key on his typewriter so he wouldn't hit it by accident.
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