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An American Bestiary

IT seems to be generally understood that Mr. Thurber's books are funny. It is, I imagine, also generally understood that Shakespeare's tragedies are tragic. There is little need......

A Philadelphia Character

The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush : His Travels Through Life together with his Commonplace Book for 1789-1813. Edited with Introduction and Notes by George W. Corner.......