Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 52
... once told me that he was entreated to join a silent party of three at his club . The three had not opened their mouths for half an hour . Even he , confronted with Barrie in his most speechless mood , vainly worked for some time to open ...
... once told me that he was entreated to join a silent party of three at his club . The three had not opened their mouths for half an hour . Even he , confronted with Barrie in his most speechless mood , vainly worked for some time to open ...
Page 53
... once lost . The solo instrument has to be very good indeed.to be tolerable . I should say that there may be more solo talkers among literary men than among any other class . Doctor Johnson was a solo talker . His aim was victory . I ...
... once lost . The solo instrument has to be very good indeed.to be tolerable . I should say that there may be more solo talkers among literary men than among any other class . Doctor Johnson was a solo talker . His aim was victory . I ...
Page 133
... once received several pages of questions from a German about so many slang or idiomatic expressions which he wished to render precisely that I saw my own work in a new light . I found it , for once , both profound and - beautiful word ...
... once received several pages of questions from a German about so many slang or idiomatic expressions which he wished to render precisely that I saw my own work in a new light . I found it , for once , both profound and - beautiful word ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
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