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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... wonder if that young fellow Barton , in Morley's story , is a Rhodes scholar and a Sherlockophile . What Do You Remember ? A few weeks ago I was speaking of childhood reminiscences and quoting Thackeray's infant mem- ory of Napoleon ...
... wonder if that young fellow Barton , in Morley's story , is a Rhodes scholar and a Sherlockophile . What Do You Remember ? A few weeks ago I was speaking of childhood reminiscences and quoting Thackeray's infant mem- ory of Napoleon ...
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Vincent Starrett. Goldsmith Sells " The Vicar of Wakefield " I wonder what the manuscript of Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield would bring at one of our War Bond rallies , and I wonder what Goldy would think of the price realized . He got ...
Vincent Starrett. Goldsmith Sells " The Vicar of Wakefield " I wonder what the manuscript of Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield would bring at one of our War Bond rallies , and I wonder what Goldy would think of the price realized . He got ...
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Vincent Starrett. if it were the most important thing in life ? I often wonder . One of these days I'll wonder myself out of a job . Book Hunting in Paris The first French passenger ship has sailed from New York with tricolor flying and ...
Vincent Starrett. if it were the most important thing in life ? I often wonder . One of these days I'll wonder myself out of a job . Book Hunting in Paris The first French passenger ship has sailed from New York with tricolor flying and ...
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