The New Testament, and to a very large extent the Old, is the soul of man. You cannot criticize it. It criticizes you.

John Jay Chapman

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Topic

The Bible

Author

John Jay Chapman

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1898 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Chapman, John Jay. Letter to Elizabeth Chanler. 26 Mar. 1898.

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My task... To make you hear, to make you feel—it is, before all, to make you see. That—and no more, and it is everything.

Joseph Conrad

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Topic
Artist and audience

Author

Joseph Conrad
Source
The Nigger of the Narcissus
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Conrad, Joseph. The Nigger of the "Narcissus": A Tale of the Forecastle. London: Heinemann, 1897, preface.

Current Citation

Conrad, Joseph. "The Nigger of the '"Narcissus.'" The Secret Sharer and Other Stories. W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, preface.