An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.
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Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.
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That great dust-heap called ‘history’.
Topics in History, UncategorizedTags in Called
Birth: | 19th January, 1850 |
Death: | 20th November, 1933 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Academic, Author, Lawyer, Politician, Secretary |
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