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 12
... Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot and His Abominable Wife , " perhaps , or " The Singular Adventures of the Grice Patersons in the Island of Uffa . " For my own part - selfishly - I hope it is " The Case of Wilson , the Notorious ...
... Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot and His Abominable Wife , " perhaps , or " The Singular Adventures of the Grice Patersons in the Island of Uffa . " For my own part - selfishly - I hope it is " The Case of Wilson , the Notorious ...
Page 104
... adventures and mis- adventures of such heroes as Falstaff , Pickwick , D'Artagnan , Cyrano , Sherlock Holmes , and perhaps a dozen others . A meritorious example of the uncanonical sequel was noted some months ago , Commander Calahan's ...
... adventures and mis- adventures of such heroes as Falstaff , Pickwick , D'Artagnan , Cyrano , Sherlock Holmes , and perhaps a dozen others . A meritorious example of the uncanonical sequel was noted some months ago , Commander Calahan's ...
Page 235
... adventures of the Grice Pater- sons in the island of Uffa , " one of several extra- ordinary cases that made the year 1887 memorable for Sherlock Holmes and his medical biographer . The reference is in " The Five Orange Pips , " fifth ...
... adventures of the Grice Pater- sons in the island of Uffa , " one of several extra- ordinary cases that made the year 1887 memorable for Sherlock Holmes and his medical biographer . The reference is in " The Five Orange Pips , " fifth ...
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