A. V. Laider
by:
Max Beerbohm (author)
A Very Old Envelop: He? Well, that's good! Ha, ha, ha! Why didn't he come last week, when YOU came? What reason have you for supposing he'll ever come now? It isn't as if he were a frequenter of the place. He's never been here. His name is utterly unknown here. You don't suppose he's coming on...
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A Very Old Envelop: He? Well, that's good! Ha, ha, ha! Why didn't he come last week, when YOU came? What reason have you for supposing he'll ever come now? It isn't as if he were a frequenter of the place. He's never been here. His name is utterly unknown here. You don't suppose he's coming on the chance of finding YOU?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781407644240 (1407644246)
Publish date: January 29th 2010
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
This story is taken from Seven Men, copyright 1920I unpacked my things and went down to await luncheon.Two of Beerbohm's self-portraits. "The Theft" depicts him stealing a book from the library in 1894. "The Restitution" shows him returning that book in 1920. (wiki pic)absurdist literature3*
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