One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Virginia Woolf

A Room of One's Own

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Topic

Food

Author

Virginia Woolf

Source

A Room of One's Own

Medium

Essay

Genre

Feminist literature

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Woolf, Virginia. A Room of One's Own. Hogarth Press/Harcourt Brace & Co., 1929, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Woolf, Virginia. A Room of One's Own. Mariner Books, 2005, ch. 1.

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The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

Bertrand Russell

Marriage and Morals

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Topic
Unfounded beliefs Beliefs

Author

Bertrand Russell
Source
Marriage and Morals
Language
English
Time
1929 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Russell, Bertrand. Marriage and Morals. Allen & Unwin, 1929, ch. 5.

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He hath eaten me out of house and home.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 2

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Topic
Gluttony Food
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Henry IV, Part 2
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play)
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 2. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Second Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 1.