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Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88

A
S. N. Banerjee
B
W. T. Stead
C
H. P. Blavatsky
D
Annie Besant

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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