Books and BipedsArgus Books, 1947 - 258 pages "In a word, 'Books and Bipeds' is for the most part a selection of paragraphs from my weekly book column in the "Chicago Sunday Tribune'..." -- foreword. |
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Page 115
... admirably balanced book . He is open to new ideas as well as master of the facts , and by skilful massing and ... admiration for BOOKS AND BIPEDS 115.
... admirably balanced book . He is open to new ideas as well as master of the facts , and by skilful massing and ... admiration for BOOKS AND BIPEDS 115.
Page 137
... admiration . Our infant literature would have been improved by his presence . He might have given it a clear note of ... admirable . But my thought is , the simple Span- iards of the Inquisition had only the boot , the rack , the ...
... admiration . Our infant literature would have been improved by his presence . He might have given it a clear note of ... admirable . But my thought is , the simple Span- iards of the Inquisition had only the boot , the rack , the ...
Page 170
... admirable time for such foolish- ness . What Price Poetry ? Poetry submitted to the Neosho [ Mo. ] Miner and Mechanic is to be charged for at the rate of ten cents a line , cash with order , according to the editor in a recent front ...
... admirable time for such foolish- ness . What Price Poetry ? Poetry submitted to the Neosho [ Mo. ] Miner and Mechanic is to be charged for at the rate of ten cents a line , cash with order , according to the editor in a recent front ...
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