Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man.
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"Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man." — Arnold Bennett
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Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man. — Arnold Bennett
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Arnold Bennett was a Novelist from United Kingdom (1867–1931).
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This quote is attributed to Arnold Bennett, a Novelist from United Kingdom.
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Arnold Bennett lived from 1867 – 1931.