A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. The author's name may be known only to the publisher, or may come to be common knowledge.
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“With a pen in my hand I have successfully stormed bulwarks from which others armed with sword and excommunication have been repulsed.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)