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Cornish

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Cornish

Town in Sullivan County, southwestern New Hampshire, USA, along the Connecticut River, north of and adjacent to Claremont; population (1990) 1,700.

Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens lived and worked here for over 20 years (1885–1907). His home, studios, and gardens are a National Historic Site. US chief justice Salmon P Chase was born here (1808), and after the 1970s the town gained a specialized notoriety as the home of reclusive author J D Salinger.



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He had lately fallen ill with over-work, and when he began to recover, his friend Flambeau had taken him on a cruise in a small yacht with Sir Cecil Fanshaw, a young Cornish squire and an enthusiast for Cornish coast scenery.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
There's a Cornish property going a begging, sir, and not a Cornish Clennam to have it for the asking,' said Pancks, taking his note- book from his breast pocket and putting it in again.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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