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 13
... early governor of Massachusetts - Governor Winthrop , I think - tells somewhere the sad story of a young woman who lost her mind under the unusual stimulus of learning to read and write . This mental strain was recklessly permitted by ...
... early governor of Massachusetts - Governor Winthrop , I think - tells somewhere the sad story of a young woman who lost her mind under the unusual stimulus of learning to read and write . This mental strain was recklessly permitted by ...
Page 75
... early days of this century , when topical best sellers , for sale at a quarter , were manufactured in Chicago- and ... earliest authors of my acquaintance and I admired him enormously . Many's the time I've seen him , after hours ...
... early days of this century , when topical best sellers , for sale at a quarter , were manufactured in Chicago- and ... earliest authors of my acquaintance and I admired him enormously . Many's the time I've seen him , after hours ...
Page 99
... early years of struggle and poverty , and his dismay at the loss , he testified years afterward , was considerable . " But it was nothing , " the genial writer added , " to the dismay I would feel if it were suddenly to turn up again ...
... early years of struggle and poverty , and his dismay at the loss , he testified years afterward , was considerable . " But it was nothing , " the genial writer added , " to the dismay I would feel if it were suddenly to turn up again ...
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