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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... wrote some poetry about it , and married Mary . I think they were happy together . If anybody ever understood Shelley , which is doubtful , it was probably Mary . There were other women in Shelley's life . I don't know what they meant ...
... wrote some poetry about it , and married Mary . I think they were happy together . If anybody ever understood Shelley , which is doubtful , it was probably Mary . There were other women in Shelley's life . I don't know what they meant ...
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Vincent Starrett. 7 doubtedly said some good things , and he wrote some excellent prefaces . He was not a great writer or a great thinker , and he has ... wrote : " This book gives me more information about penguins than 202 BOOKS AND BIPEDS.
Vincent Starrett. 7 doubtedly said some good things , and he wrote some excellent prefaces . He was not a great writer or a great thinker , and he has ... wrote : " This book gives me more information about penguins than 202 BOOKS AND BIPEDS.
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... wrote on Nov. 16 , 1911 , and wrote no more of that incident . I remember the occasion very well , for I was present as a newspaper reporter , and I had taken along a couple of favorite volumes , hoping to get them autographed . The ...
... wrote on Nov. 16 , 1911 , and wrote no more of that incident . I remember the occasion very well , for I was present as a newspaper reporter , and I had taken along a couple of favorite volumes , hoping to get them autographed . The ...
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