What was the intended total number of books for 'The Faerie Queene' according to Spenser's 'Letter to Raleigh'?
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Correct answer: Twelve
Spenser planned twelve books, each dedicated to one of the twelve private moral virtues. He only completed six full books and a fragment of a seventh (The Mutabilitie Cantos) before his death.
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