Where is human nature so weak as in a book-store!

Henry Ward Beecher

Star Papers

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Books

Author

Henry Ward Beecher

Source

Star Papers

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Clergyman Abolitionist

From

United States

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Citation

Beecher, Henry Ward. Star Papers; or, Experiences of Art and Nature. New York: J. C. Derby, 1855, ch. 21.

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There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

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Topic
Man and animals

Author

Herman Melville
Source
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 87.

Current Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick or, The Whale. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 87.

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When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Power of literature Books

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. Any Number Can Play. The World Publishing Company, 1957.