English: Betty MacDonald (March 26, 1907 – February 7, 1958) was an American author who specialized in humorous autobiographical tales, and is best known for her book The Egg and I.
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Book jacket, The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald, 1945. Published without a copyright notice.
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