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Old 06-10-2011, 12:06 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
I understand Steve Allen had a similar experience with Moby Dick when he was in school. He didn't like it but then years later he went back and read it and found himself enjoying the story. His thought was that different people are ready for different books at different points in their lives.
that's an idea

i went to the UK site of Penguin recently, and they had several of Jane Austen's work cloth bound and it was beautiful. i fell in love. i also knew that i wouldn't have space for any of them
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