The Amenities of Book-Collecting And Kindred Affections
The book The Amenities of Book-Collecting And Kindred Affections was written by author Newton, A. Edward (Alfred Edward), 1864-1940 Here you can read free online of The Amenities of Book-Collecting And Kindred Affections book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Amenities of Book-Collecting And Kindred Affections a good or bad book?
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Brynbel- la 1st August, 1809. " I am able to be exact in this small matter, for the volumes in ques- tion were given me not long ago by a friend who understands my passion for such things. The book was the first edition of the "Prince of Abissinia" (it was not known as "Ras- selas" until after Dr. Johnson's death), and Mrs. Thrale at the time did not know Piozzi sufficiently well to spell his name correctly; but she was soon to learn, and to learn, THE PRINCE OP ABISSINIA. E. IN rwO VOLUMES. VO...L. I. LONDON; Prin'ed for R. And J. DoDsiEV, inPall-Mall; and W. J H N s T o H, in Ludgate-Strett. M DCCLIX. 208 AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING too, that she was in love with him and he with her. She had first met Piozzi about a year before, at a musicale at the house of Dr. Burney, Fanny's father. On this occasion she had taken advantage of his back being turned to mimic him as he sat at the piano. For this she was reprimanded by Dr. Burney, and she must have felt that she deserved the correction, for she took it in good part and behaved with great decorum during the rest of the evening.
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