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Title: To Kill a Mockingbird Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Genre: Bildungsroman, Historical Fiction First Publication: 1960 Language: English Major Characters: Scout Finch, Atticus Finch, Jem Finch, Arthur Radley, Mayella Ewell, Aunt Alexandra, Bob Ewell, Calpurnia (housekeeper), Tom Robinson, Miss Maudie Atkinson, Judge John Taylor, Dill Harris, Heck Tate, Stephanie Crawford Setting Place: