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 107
... once they stepped into a sheltered doorway to consummate the camaraderie . In the conversation that followed , names were exchanged and the young man was ex- cited to know he had met the popular novelist and poet . He asked many ...
... once they stepped into a sheltered doorway to consummate the camaraderie . In the conversation that followed , names were exchanged and the young man was ex- cited to know he had met the popular novelist and poet . He asked many ...
Page 173
... Once Upon a Time High on the list of the good books of the world are the wonder stories of childhood , and greatest of all story - beginnings is the immortal " Once upon a time .... " Well , once upon a time there were two brothers ...
... Once Upon a Time High on the list of the good books of the world are the wonder stories of childhood , and greatest of all story - beginnings is the immortal " Once upon a time .... " Well , once upon a time there were two brothers ...
Page 213
... once the heart of old Alsatia . Pointing to a tiny window covered by a shabby curtain , he said : ' Here's a plot ! There's a murderer behind that curtain . He's hiding there just like the old cut - throats did . Here he is in the heart ...
... once the heart of old Alsatia . Pointing to a tiny window covered by a shabby curtain , he said : ' Here's a plot ! There's a murderer behind that curtain . He's hiding there just like the old cut - throats did . Here he is in the heart ...
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