1.   Bill Raeper was well known in literary circles in Oxford.

2.   As they headed out for lunch, Loomis took Harr in to meet senior editor Jason Epstein, a leading figure in New York literary circles.

3.   Allegations that Mary Francis was more than a muse and spelling checker for her husband have been bubbling around literary circles here for years.

4.   Alfred A. Knopf is a reputable publisher, much admired in literary circles.

5.   Brodkey, a writer of lush, lyric and serpentine prose, was a charismatic and stormy figure in literary circles.

6.   Few of his friends are writers and he has little interest in literary circles.

7.   For many years he and his wife have lived in Malibu, Calif., away from all literary circles.

8.   Homero Aridjis, a prominent poet was ostracized from official literary circles for exposing government failures on the environment.

9.   His portrayals of the downtrodden have won him acclaim in literary circles as far away as China.