Suffer the Little Children
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Title: “Suffer the Little Children”
Author: Stephen King
Published in: Cavalier
Date of Publication: 1972
Genre: Short story
Stephen King (b. 1947) is an American writer, popular for his preference for literary genres like horror and supernatural fiction. Many of his books are bestsellers and some have been adapted into films. Some of his most well-known works are Carrie, The Shining, and Misery.
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