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... books , he could rely on receiving a stipend from the State , and in no country has the government held writers and students in higher " honour . In this connection it is interesting to The First Books in the World 13.
... books , he could rely on receiving a stipend from the State , and in no country has the government held writers and students in higher " honour . In this connection it is interesting to The First Books in the World 13.
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John Drinkwater. " honour . In this connection it is interesting to note that one of the earliest successful women writers in the history of literature was a Chinese woman named Pan Chao , who was writing history at the beginning of the ...
John Drinkwater. " honour . In this connection it is interesting to note that one of the earliest successful women writers in the history of literature was a Chinese woman named Pan Chao , who was writing history at the beginning of the ...
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... in the Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris . This picture is interesting as showing how books were produced until the invention of printing . Photo : Rischgitz Collection . evolved , certainly as early as the eighth century B.C..
... in the Bibliothèque Nationale , Paris . This picture is interesting as showing how books were produced until the invention of printing . Photo : Rischgitz Collection . evolved , certainly as early as the eighth century B.C..
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... interesting to note that many of the more conspicuous Latin authors , who flourished before the first century B.C. , that is to say before the beginning of the Golden Age of Latin literature , were foreigners and not Romans by birth ...
... interesting to note that many of the more conspicuous Latin authors , who flourished before the first century B.C. , that is to say before the beginning of the Golden Age of Latin literature , were foreigners and not Romans by birth ...
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... Photo : Fredk . Hollyer , London . " PAN AND PSYCHE , " BY SIR EDWARD BURNE - JONES Psyche asked Pan for succour and advice after Cupid had left her , as related on page 25 . interesting book , Illumination , Mr. Sidney Farnsworth says ...
... Photo : Fredk . Hollyer , London . " PAN AND PSYCHE , " BY SIR EDWARD BURNE - JONES Psyche asked Pan for succour and advice after Cupid had left her , as related on page 25 . interesting book , Illumination , Mr. Sidney Farnsworth says ...
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