“Harriet, to hide her excitement, had turned to the bookshelves in the corner between the windows and the fireplace. The books, untidily arranged, some standing, some piled on their sides, with newspapers and magazines wedged among them, confused her. There were no sets and a great many were paper-backed. She saw friends - Mr. Dickens was present — and nodding acquaintances - Laurence Sterne, for instance, and Theodore Dreiser — but they were among strangers: Henry Miller, Norman Douglas, Saki, Ronald Firbank, strangers all.” LibraryCharles DickensHenry MillerBookshelfLaurence SterneSakiNorman DouglasRonald FirbankTheodore Dreiser Book:Table For Four Source: Table For Four
“The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories.” HumorTwentieth CenturyEccentricYeatsClovisGolden AfternoonSaki Book:The Chronicles of Clovis Source: The Chronicles of Clovis