Who said of whom?
(a) "___ is the only person who can talk to all sorts of people, on all sorts of subjects, without caring a farthing for their understanding one word he says."
(b) "... but now he has occasional flashes of silence."
(c) "He talks in a manner very peculiar ... a sort of thinking aloud, a perpetual purring of satisfaction."
(d) "She had, when she was angry, a tongue like a cat's, which would take the skin off at a touch."
(e) "He has a rage for saying something when there's nothing to be said."
(f) "He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing."
I will post the answers in the comment box in seven days. If you think you already know the answers, or just fancy a guess please feel free to have a go and post below.
a) said of coleridge, no idea by whom
ReplyDeleteb) carlise (or smyth) of macaulay
e) sam johnson - can't remember if it was written of or by.
f) oscar wilde
hello,
i'm keen to buy some interesting editions of russian novels (in translation), mainly C19 - gogal, dostoyevsky, tolstoy, turgenev, herzen and so on
also very interested in social history of britain C17 onwards, any nice editions of major histories would be of interest.
also good (or not so good) detective novels
on a sadly modest budget; i ask out of interest but please please don't waste hours searching - if you have these to hand please let me know.
thank you,
gavin
Three out of four is excellent Gavin.
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