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 68
... never wavered from it . He was never for a moment popular ; yet for fifty years the distinction of his style and thought has been one of the most unmis- takable of literary phenomena . He never really knew economic security ; yet he has ...
... never wavered from it . He was never for a moment popular ; yet for fifty years the distinction of his style and thought has been one of the most unmis- takable of literary phenomena . He never really knew economic security ; yet he has ...
Page 158
... never offered me tea and crumpets , he has never called his place of busi- ness " Ye Olde Booke Shoppe , " his rent is paid up and he has money in the bank , and when he quotes it is usually from some such modern as James Joyce or ...
... never offered me tea and crumpets , he has never called his place of busi- ness " Ye Olde Booke Shoppe , " his rent is paid up and he has money in the bank , and when he quotes it is usually from some such modern as James Joyce or ...
Page 228
... never was written , and never will be written again . I have tried that book for years - generally in combination with a pipe of tobacco and I have found it my friend in need in all the necessities of this mortal life . When my spirits ...
... never was written , and never will be written again . I have tried that book for years - generally in combination with a pipe of tobacco and I have found it my friend in need in all the necessities of this mortal life . When my spirits ...
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