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Books
John Ruskin
The good book of the hour, then, — I don’t speak of the bad ones—is simply the useful or pleasant talk of some person whom you cannot otherwise converse with, printed for you. Very useful often, telling you what you need to know; very pleasant often, as a sensible friend’s present talk would be. These bright accounts of travels; good-humored and witty discussions of question; lively or pathetic story—telling in the form  ...