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From A College Window

From A College Window

by Arthur Christopher Benson

1917Conduct of lifeEnglish essaysTranslations into Chinese
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I HAVE lately come to perceive that the one thing which gives value to any piece of art, whether it be book, or picture, or music, is that subtle and evasive thing which is called personality.

I HAVE lately come to perceive that the one thing which gives value to any piece of art, whether it be book, or picture, or music, is that subtle and evasive thing which is called personality.

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Conduct of lifeEnglish essaysTranslations into Chinese
First published 1917

About the author

Arthur Christopher Benson
Arthur Christopher Benson

24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925

Arthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Author

Arthur Christopher Benson

First published

1917

Pages

319

Read time

≈ 8h

Editions

27

Languages

English, Chinese

Publisher

Smith, Elder

ISBN

9789868820920

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