Books: Bibliophile*

Bookworm Newton Has Good Capacity, Good Digestion The epistle dedicatory of these essays is addressed to the founder of a little club of wilful men who came together fortnightly 40 years ago in Philadelphia to rub wits and read papers on the lives, times, works, and in the manner, of worthy men of English letters. Author Newton declares that the meetings were a liberal education; and since he further declares this education was the only one he ever received, the reader can but think what a singularly fine little club that fine...

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