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“I am through generalizing about ideas apart from men who generate them. I am through writing books about the dead, or writing books about the living to the unborn (tucked away as Literature) or writing books about the unborn to the living (whiffed away as prophecy). I put up my life on advertising the living to the living, on making men of genius known to the people and interpreted to their time, that the time in which I live, may live face to face with its men of vision and that they may live face to face with one another.”

Quote by Gerald Stanley Lee

Book:The House of Twenty Seven Gardens

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The House of Twenty Seven Gardens

This book is a richly detailed narrative that unfolds within the lavish confines of an estate with an array of twenty-seven gardens. The story delves into the lives of its inhabitants, intertwining tales of romance, ambition, and intrigue amidst the estate's splendor. more

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Gerald Stanley Lee

Gerald Stanley Lee, a prominent author, was born in 1862 and passed away in 1944. His works have been beloved by readers and have had a profound impact on later generations. more

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