Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 57
... Perhaps the diarist has no wife , or a wife who is not very sympathetic to him . Perhaps the letter - writer wishes to keep alive the interest of absent friends . Perhaps the journal - keeper has an exaggerated interest in facts and ...
... Perhaps the diarist has no wife , or a wife who is not very sympathetic to him . Perhaps the letter - writer wishes to keep alive the interest of absent friends . Perhaps the journal - keeper has an exaggerated interest in facts and ...
Page 125
... Perhaps they do not wish him to suffer any more pain . They are discourag- ing . They send the author into paroxysms of hot anger , cold despair , and deep bitterness . They will continue to be discouraging for many years , perhaps for ...
... Perhaps they do not wish him to suffer any more pain . They are discourag- ing . They send the author into paroxysms of hot anger , cold despair , and deep bitterness . They will continue to be discouraging for many years , perhaps for ...
Page 126
... perhaps the first book ; a second , or a third . The author is asked to call . It is an agony for him to call . He is terribly excited . He is hours too early , and walks from end to end of the publisher's street , backwards and ...
... perhaps the first book ; a second , or a third . The author is asked to call . It is an agony for him to call . He is terribly excited . He is hours too early , and walks from end to end of the publisher's street , backwards and ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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