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... writing we have . Nothing is more strange in the history of literature than the fact that the interest in the writing of men's lives appears late in every country - except among the Jews . The fashion , however , soon spread in Rome ...
... writing we have . Nothing is more strange in the history of literature than the fact that the interest in the writing of men's lives appears late in every country - except among the Jews . The fashion , however , soon spread in Rome ...
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... writing " about it and about . " Gide may safely be said to be the greatest influence on French literature of our time . Born in 1869 , he has been writing since 1891 when his Les Cahiers d'André Walter published anonymously ...
... writing " about it and about . " Gide may safely be said to be the greatest influence on French literature of our time . Born in 1869 , he has been writing since 1891 when his Les Cahiers d'André Walter published anonymously ...
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... writing was accepted as the work of a man , though it was tremendously sensitive . It was deeply concerned with music , and , as all too rarely happens , showed a real knowledge and understanding of that art . Young Cosima was published ...
... writing was accepted as the work of a man , though it was tremendously sensitive . It was deeply concerned with music , and , as all too rarely happens , showed a real knowledge and understanding of that art . Young Cosima was published ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE FIRST BOOKS IN THE WORLD | 1 |
HOMER | 18 |
THE STORY OF THE BIВІ Е | 41 |
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