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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... passed . " Mr. Orr , once a bookseller himself , concluded his masterpiece by revealing Scrooge as a bookseller , and having him urge everybody to give books for Christmas - which is still a good idea . Crime At Christmas How many ...
... passed . " Mr. Orr , once a bookseller himself , concluded his masterpiece by revealing Scrooge as a bookseller , and having him urge everybody to give books for Christmas - which is still a good idea . Crime At Christmas How many ...
Page 46
... passed , he said , he would tell them what each passenger had brought ; but at the moment , he confessed , he was ... passing strange . Andersen's fable might just as well have been written yesterday . Authors As People Are authors ...
... passed , he said , he would tell them what each passenger had brought ; but at the moment , he confessed , he was ... passing strange . Andersen's fable might just as well have been written yesterday . Authors As People Are authors ...
Page 91
... would have passed their time building barracks and saluting one another . Finally , said Mr. Lewis - The Green Hat had just appeared- if Michael Arlen had written the book , the Robinsons would have been BOOKS AND BIPEDS 91.
... would have passed their time building barracks and saluting one another . Finally , said Mr. Lewis - The Green Hat had just appeared- if Michael Arlen had written the book , the Robinsons would have been BOOKS AND BIPEDS 91.
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