Etidorhpa
Books are as tombstones made by the living for the living, but destined soon only to remind us of the dead. The preface, like an epitaph, seems vainly to implore the passing tribute of a moment's interest. No man is allured by either a grave-inscription or a preface, unless it be accompanied by that ineffable charm which age casts over mortal productions. Libraries, in one sense, represent cemeteries, and the rows of silent volumes, with their dim titles, suggest burial tablets, many of which, alas! mark only cenotaphs-empty tombs. A modern book, no matter how talented the author, carries with it a familiar personality which may often be trea…
Mehr
CHF 3.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-7481-3362-9
- EAN: 9783748133629
- Produktnummer: 29127680
- Verlag: BoD E-Short
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 451 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 5'673 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
1 weiteres Werk von John Uri Lloyd:
Bewertungen
Anmelden