Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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... Hume Nisbet . And it was called Bail Up ! We knew nothing of Rolf Boldrewood ; nothing of Hume Nisbet , who was an artist with Australian experience . It did not matter to us that Nisbet had written other works , such as The Land of the ...
... Hume Nisbet . And it was called Bail Up ! We knew nothing of Rolf Boldrewood ; nothing of Hume Nisbet , who was an artist with Australian experience . It did not matter to us that Nisbet had written other works , such as The Land of the ...
Page 120
... Hume Nisbet in the balance between Sophocles and Dante , and find him immeasurably below the first class . Having read everything that came our way , from Snarley - yow and The Swiss Family Robinson to Dickens , Little Women , and The ...
... Hume Nisbet in the balance between Sophocles and Dante , and find him immeasurably below the first class . Having read everything that came our way , from Snarley - yow and The Swiss Family Robinson to Dickens , Little Women , and The ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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