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“we may prate of democracy, but actually, a poor child in England has little more hope than had the son of an Athenian slave to be emancipated into that intellectual freedom of which great writings are born”

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Book:On the Art of Writing
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On the Art of Writing

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Arthur Quiller-Couch
Arthur Quiller-Couch

Arthur Quiller-Couch was a British writer, literary critic, and educator, born on November 21, 1863, and died on May 12, 1944. He is known for his profound insights into literature and his guidance to young writers. more

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