“The wilderness provides an environment for a child's inner life to develop because it requires him to be constantly aware of his surroundings.”
Quote by Leslie Stephen
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Leslie Stephen
Leslie Stephen was an English essayist, critic, and biographer, born on November 28, 1832, and died on February 22, 1904. He is renowned for his literary criticism and his biography of Thomas Carlyle. A prominent figure of the Victorian era, Stephen's work significantly influenced the evolution of modern literary criticism. more
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