The sanitary and mechanical age we are now entering makes up for the mercy it grants to our sense of smell by the ferocity with which it assails our sense of hearing.

Havelock Ellis

Impressions and Comments

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Topic

Noise Technological progress

Author

Havelock Ellis

Source

Impressions and Comments

Language

English

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Physician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ellis, Havelock. Impressions and Comments. Constable & Company, 1914.

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