Living Upstairs: Reading for Profit and PleasureE. P. Dutton & Company, Incorporated, 1942 - 256 Seiten The author uses the idea of decorating and furnishing an upper room in one's house as an allegory for developing reading habits for profit and recreation. |
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... tion of the Narcissus Complex . But the working in a rightly ordered existence should be preced novitiate of preparation and followed by a se mellow retrospect , blessed leisure and commun things seen and unseen . I believe , in other ...
... tion of the Narcissus Complex . But the working in a rightly ordered existence should be preced novitiate of preparation and followed by a se mellow retrospect , blessed leisure and commun things seen and unseen . I believe , in other ...
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... , a eupeptic philosophy of life and good diges- tion that waits on appetite . Many excellent books are like cigars . They are to be read leisurely and for hours THOSE FRIENDLY PIPES at a session . They open the 116 LIVING UPSTAIRS.
... , a eupeptic philosophy of life and good diges- tion that waits on appetite . Many excellent books are like cigars . They are to be read leisurely and for hours THOSE FRIENDLY PIPES at a session . They open the 116 LIVING UPSTAIRS.
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... tion has widened its scope ; the development of civili- zation has brought about an extension of the term classic to any great book written at any time in any country and in any tongue . Molière is a classic not less than Seneca ...
... tion has widened its scope ; the development of civili- zation has brought about an extension of the term classic to any great book written at any time in any country and in any tongue . Molière is a classic not less than Seneca ...
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