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
... matters of almost sublime unimportance . Interested ! The Baker Street Irregulars , that mysterious group of American Holmes enthusiasts headed by Christopher Morley , are moving heaven and earth to obtain further tidings of the ...
... matters of almost sublime unimportance . Interested ! The Baker Street Irregulars , that mysterious group of American Holmes enthusiasts headed by Christopher Morley , are moving heaven and earth to obtain further tidings of the ...
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Vincent Starrett. Diplomatic pressure has been applied in less serious matters . A Husband's Folly An early governor ... matter , from first to last . The author , then a special writer on a London evening newspaper , wrote a brief tale ...
Vincent Starrett. Diplomatic pressure has been applied in less serious matters . A Husband's Folly An early governor ... matter , from first to last . The author , then a special writer on a London evening newspaper , wrote a brief tale ...
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... matter that hung over him for the rest of his life . The story is told in half a dozen biographies of the sinister poet - who in reality looked not at all like Mr. Ronald Colman . It is best told perhaps in the great " Life " by D. B. ...
... matter that hung over him for the rest of his life . The story is told in half a dozen biographies of the sinister poet - who in reality looked not at all like Mr. Ronald Colman . It is best told perhaps in the great " Life " by D. B. ...
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