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"In the fall of 1973, Erica Jong assaulted the last surviving bastions of old-fashioned modesty with ..." — Alistair Horne
In the fall of 1973, Erica Jong assaulted the last surviving bastions of old-fashioned modesty with her 'Fear of Flying.'
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