Books in general, (Essay index reprint series) - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0836921372 ISBN 13 : 9780836921373

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Who s Who WORKS of reference are extremely useful; but they resemble Virgil s Hell in that they are easy things to get into and very difficult to escape from. Take the Encyclopaedia. I imagine that my experience with it is universal. I have only to dip my toe into this tempting morass and down I am sucked, limbs, trunk and all, to remain embedded until sleep or a visitor comes to haul me out. A man will read things in the Encyclopaedia that he would never dream of looking at elsewhere things in which normally he does not take the faintest interest. One may take up a volume after lunch in order to discover the parentage of Thomas Nashe; but one does not put it down when one has satisfied ones curiosity. One turns over a few pages and becomes absorbed in the career of Napoleon. Thence one drifts to the article on Napier, which sends one to that on Logarithms in another volume ;and when night closes in and (as we used to construe it) sleep brings rest to weary mortals, one still sits in ones chair, bending heavy-eyed over the book, with a dozen pressing duties left undone and the last post missed.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Présentation de l'éditeur

Dedications ONE of the most amusing and exciting of the minor works produced by the war was a book called Outwitting the Hun, by a young airman who escaped from Germany. There was one odd feature of this very odd book which escaped general notice, viz., the dedication. The author travelled entirely by night without a compass, steering entirely by the heavens. The result is the following dedication :T o The North Star, whose guiding light marked the pathway to freedom for a weary fugitive, this book is inscribed in humble gratitude and abiding faith. It was a very amiable impulse that led him to this expression of his gratitude ;it is certainly hard to imagine that he will be able to repay the Pole Star in any other way.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0836921372
• ISBN 13: 9780836921373
• Reliure: Relié
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible