Harper Lee Biography - Biography.com - 1 views
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Born Nelle Harper Lee on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama .
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Pulitzer Prize-winning best-seller To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)— her one and only novel. T he youngest of four children , she grew up as a tomboy in a small town. Her father was a lawyer, a member of the Alabama state legislature, and also owned part of the local newspaper.
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her mother suffered from mental illness , rarely leaving the house
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her mother suffered from mental illness , rarely leaving the house .
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her mother suffered from mental illness , rarely leaving the house
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her mother suffered from mental illness , rarely leaving the house .
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Lee often stepped up to serve as Truman’s protector . Truman, who shared few interests with boys his age
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Lee often stepped up to serve as Truman’s protector . Truman, who shared few interests with boys his age
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In high schoo l, Lee developed an interest in English literature. After graduating in 1944, she went to the all-female Huntingdon College in Montgomery
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Transferring to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Lee was known for being a loner and an individualist.
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In her junior year, Lee was accepted into the university’s law school, which allowed students to work on law degrees while still undergraduates.
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After her first year in the law program, Lee began expressing to her family that writing—not the law—was her true calling .
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She went to Oxford University in England
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She went to Oxford University in England
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In 1949, a 23-year-old Lee arrived in New York City.
