Mankind is divisible into two great classes: hosts and guests.

Max Beerbohm

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Topic

Hospitality

Author

Max Beerbohm

Source

Hosts and Guests And Even Now

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Beerbohm, Max. "Hosts and Guests." And Even Now. William Heinemann, 1920. Originally published in Harper's Magazine, 1919.

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