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Obiter Dicta

by Augustine Birrell

Light essays of 1884 on Carlyle, Browning and the reading of poetry. Birrell was a barrister and later a minister in the government. His title is the lawyers’ phrase for remarks made in passing.

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Reading time

About 2 hr 15 min

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Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #7299. In the public domain in the United States.