Excerpt from The Choice of Books The idler books, the good book, which Milton calls an immortality rather than a life, is dead to them: it is a book sealed up a

Excerpt from On the Choice of Books When he receives before his death all the honours paid by posterity. Thus when a great essayist or historian. About the Publ

Excerpt from The Choice I was just thinking about it. Suppose I should get an introduction to some nice fella. I'd feel awful cheap if I couldn't ask him to cal

Excerpt from The Choice of Books, and Other Literary Pieces It is the fashion for those who have any connection with letters to expatiate on the infinite blessi