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"The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it."

Elizabeth Drew, American Journalist

Reading, Literature

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"The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it."

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"The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it."

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