Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songwriter first,
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The daughter of a wealthy merchant devotes her life to London's orphans, many of whom are the result of society's rakes and their conquests. Considered an old m
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