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Page 33
... matter in his heart and brain - something to say and the talent to ex- press it that something will sooner or later find its way into the light of day , no matter what the circumstances of its birth . So now , without prejudice , but ...
... matter in his heart and brain - something to say and the talent to ex- press it that something will sooner or later find its way into the light of day , no matter what the circumstances of its birth . So now , without prejudice , but ...
Page 34
... matter : the arrangements of museum libraries and of municipal libraries do not help us at all . Let me give you my own ideas for what they are worth . I find that , when I am writing , I want my books of reference near- est to me an ...
... matter : the arrangements of museum libraries and of municipal libraries do not help us at all . Let me give you my own ideas for what they are worth . I find that , when I am writing , I want my books of reference near- est to me an ...
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... matter for the Public Prosecutor . Nor should an Autobiographer himself be entirely freed from some shackles of this kind . For , not infrequently , he adopts this method of defending himself from what he con- ceives to be a widespread ...
... matter for the Public Prosecutor . Nor should an Autobiographer himself be entirely freed from some shackles of this kind . For , not infrequently , he adopts this method of defending himself from what he con- ceives to be a widespread ...
Contents
Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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