By GEORGE HAMLIN FITCH

"A Good Book Is the Precious
Life-Blood of a Master Spirit, Embalmed and Treasured
Up on Purpose to a Life Beyond Life."
Milton: Areopagitica

ILLUSTRATED

BARSE & HOPKINS
NEW YORK    NEWARK
N.Y.     N.J.

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Copyright, 1912
by Barse & Hopkins

The articles in this
book appeared originally in the
Sunday book-page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The privilege of reproducing them
here is due to the courtesy of
M.H. de Young, Esq.

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TO AMERIQUE
WHOSE
LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
HELPED ME TO WRITE
THIS BOOK

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