person of letters
Example Sentences
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Taken all in all, her work was that of a complete person of letters and an important public intellectual.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 25, 2018
A. In the black tradition it's like being a Talmudic scholar, a person of letters who writes about African-American culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Your name's Fairchild, isn't it?" asked the person of letters, as he fastened a pair of gimlet eyes on the owner of the Blue Poppy.
From The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper
He had become, without an effort, the wealthiest and the most influential person of letters of his time.
From Aspects and Impressions by Edmund Gosse
