Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 73
... admired intellectuals of today are , a homosexual ; he was a sentimentalist . But within that great frame , and ... admiring enjoyment . Doesn't he deserve our good opinion ? Most great novelists have been men of abounding physical or ...
... admired intellectuals of today are , a homosexual ; he was a sentimentalist . But within that great frame , and ... admiring enjoyment . Doesn't he deserve our good opinion ? Most great novelists have been men of abounding physical or ...
Page 125
... admire him very much , cannot tell him so . It is the friends he makes through his books who will pile on the praise ... admiration ! However , this is pretty conclusive . The author disagrees . He re - reads the book for himself . Yes ...
... admire him very much , cannot tell him so . It is the friends he makes through his books who will pile on the praise ... admiration ! However , this is pretty conclusive . The author disagrees . He re - reads the book for himself . Yes ...
Page 141
... admire everything they had written . As to the classics which I had known and loved best as a child , I was in theory all for them . In theory . In practice ? That was another matter . I do not know whether those who ( in this ...
... admire everything they had written . As to the classics which I had known and loved best as a child , I was in theory all for them . In theory . In practice ? That was another matter . I do not know whether those who ( in this ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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