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Men, Women, and Books

by Augustine Birrell

Essays of 1894 on writers, readers and the habits of critics. Birrell was a lawyer who preferred literature. He is easy company, and knows it.
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Edition: Project Gutenberg, eBook #64985. In the public domain in the United States.

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