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| | John Neal Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography |
 | | A staunch advocate of American literary nationalism, John Neal wrote fiction, poetry, and essays throughout a literary career that spanned nearly six decades. |
 | | Neal was a contemporary of James Fenimore Cooper and, like Cooper, was one of the earliest American writers to experiment with historical fiction in the wake of Sir Walter Scott's popularity. |
 | | There was that wild fellow, John Neal, who almost turned my boyish brain with his romances; he surely has long been dead, else he never could keep himself so quiet." Neal's novels and poetry are seldom read today, but he remains important for his prescient literary critic..... |
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