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1902
 
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After opposition to the development, the Marble Hill estate is bought for £70,000 by funds from local authorities and individuals. The property is held by the London County Council, subsequently the Greater London Council. See in Google maps   
1902
 
    
Edith Wharton's publishes her first full-length novel, The Valley of Decision       
1902
 
    
Ebenezer Howard republishes his earlier book of 1898 as Garden Cities of Tomorrow       
1902
 
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Venezuela defaults on European interest payments and is soon threatened by British, German and Italian warships     
1902
 
    
Rudyard Kipling publishes his Just So Stories for Little Children       
1902
 
    
US philosopher William James publishes his influential book The Varieties of Religious Experience       
1902
 
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The road outside Garrick's Villa is widened for the coming of the trams and the house is bought by London United Tramways. General Manager Clifton Robinson occupies the villa See in Google maps   
1902
 
   
In his pamphlet What is to be done? Lenin argues for early action to promote revolution      
1902
 
    
Alfred Stieglitz and other US photographers launch the Photo-Secession movement       
1902
 
   
Helen Keller's The Story of My Life begins publication in serial form