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Plum Pudding; Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned

By Christopher Morley

2020-03-03 02:57:14

On Christmas Eve, while the Perfect Reader sits in his armchair immersed in a book -- so absorbed that he has let the fire go out -- I propose to slip gently down the chimney and leave this tribute in his stocking. It is not a personal tribute. I spe ... Read more
On Christmas Eve, while the Perfect Reader sits in his armchair immersed in a book -- so absorbed that he has let the fire go out -- I propose to slip gently down the chimney and leave this tribute in his stocking. It is not a personal tribute. I speak, on behalf of the whole fraternity of writers, this word of gratitude -- and envy. But the Perfect Reader, for whom all fine things are written, knows no such delicate anguish. When he reads, it is without any arriere pensee, any twingeing consciousness of self. I like to think of one Perfect Reader of my acquaintance. And now he is reading. I can see him reading. I know just how his mind feels! Oh, the Perfect Reader! Less

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PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0649184224
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Christopher Morley
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Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. He also produced stage productions for a few years and gave college lectures. Morley began writing while still in college. ...

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