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 78
... known . 99 At one point in the narrative Watson calls her " the late Irene Adler , " an unexplained reference to her subsequent demise , now perhaps shown to have been mistaken . The New York bank is seeking owners of accounts inactive ...
... known . 99 At one point in the narrative Watson calls her " the late Irene Adler , " an unexplained reference to her subsequent demise , now perhaps shown to have been mistaken . The New York bank is seeking owners of accounts inactive ...
Page 192
... known to have taken place the Grinnell breakfast , for ex- ample , and how Douglas held Lincoln's hat at the inauguration . For other incidents the anonymous author of the Diary is as yet sole authority - e.g . , Lincoln's black gloves ...
... known to have taken place the Grinnell breakfast , for ex- ample , and how Douglas held Lincoln's hat at the inauguration . For other incidents the anonymous author of the Diary is as yet sole authority - e.g . , Lincoln's black gloves ...
Page 235
... known to Defoe , and may have influenced the unfortunate second part of his island masterpiece . Just to get in on this display of scholar- ship , I will venture that it may have been known to Barrie , who , in The Admirable Crichton ...
... known to Defoe , and may have influenced the unfortunate second part of his island masterpiece . Just to get in on this display of scholar- ship , I will venture that it may have been known to Barrie , who , in The Admirable Crichton ...
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