Who wrote A Sketch of Anglo-Indian Literature?
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Correct answer: C. E. F. Oaten
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Edward Farley Oaten's Le Bas Prize essay (1908) was one of the first surveys of Indian writing in English. Oaten later taught at Presidency College, Calcutta.
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