No one has ever used historical examples, near or remote, with the detail, precision, and directness to be found in every page of Shaw. (Jacques Barzun)

No one has ever used historical examples, near or remote, with the detail, precision, and directness to be found in every page of Shaw.

Jacques Barzun

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