Word: dostoyevski
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sullivan once wrote, "I lived in a sort of perpetual daydream." He left school early, went to work for an electrical manufacturer who shortly took such an interest in his mathematical bent that Sullivan was able to complete his education at London University. Beethoven and Dostoyevski were tremendous experiences which dazed him. He visited the U. S., went back for the War which so shattered him that he was forced to rebuild his life. He wrote a book on Beethoven and an autobiographical novel in which he manifested an impressive lack of interest in politics, business, social gatherings, bank holidays...