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Word: 0d (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Today I broke fresh grounds with a huge gamble. I have paid ?11 10s. 0d. cash (leaving myself with ?2 capital) for Of Human Bondage, first edition . . . Willy is coming to tea next Friday. If he will autograph this copy I am sure that I can get ?20 for it . . . Later: Willy obliged-but he autographed it to me. I can't afford to keep it. It's the most precious thing I possess. Oh, I wish I was rich! . . . Later: An American named Schwartz has paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: View from the Gutter | 1/1/1951 | See Source »

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