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Eric Stenbock
1895Apr, 26

Eric Stenbock

Eric Stenbock, Estonian-English author and poet (b. 1860)
Count Eric Stanislaus (or Stanislaus Eric) Stenbock (12 March [O.S. 29 February] 1860 at Thirlestaine Hall (Cheltenham) – 26 April [O.S. 14 April] 1895 at Withdeane Hall in Brighton) was a Baltic Swedish poet and writer of macabre fantastic fiction.

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