The note-books of Samuel Butler by Samuel…

The note-books of Samuel Butler (edition 1921)

by Samuel Butler, Henry Festing Jones, Sheilah Graham (Former Owner.)

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Biography & Autobiography. Essays. Philosophy. Nonfiction. HTML: British author Samuel Butler is today best remembered for his utopian novel Erewhon. However, Butler had a voracious intellect and wide-ranging interests that were not always reflected in his fiction. This volume reproduces some of the eclectic entries Butler made in his personal journals over a series of years. .… (more)

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Title:	The note-books of Samuel Butler
Authors:	Samuel Butler
Other authors:	Henry Festing Jones, Sheilah Graham (Former Owner.)
Info:	London : J. Cape, 1921.
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We are like billiard balls in a game played by unskilful players, continually being nearly sent into a pocket, but hardly ever getting right into one, except by a fluke.

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Biography & Autobiography. Essays. Philosophy. Nonfiction. HTML:

British author Samuel Butler is today best remembered for his utopian novel Erewhon. However, Butler had a voracious intellect and wide-ranging interests that were not always reflected in his fiction. This volume reproduces some of the eclectic entries Butler made in his personal journals over a series of years.

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