Excerpt from A Ridiculous Philosopher There is an old man in Wilkie Collins' novel, The Moonstone, the best novel of its kind in the language, who, when in doubt, reads Robinson Crusoe. In like manner I, when in doubt, turn to Boswell's Life of Johnson, and there I read that the fine, crusty old doctor was hailed in the Strand one day by a man who half a century before had been at Pembroke College with him. It is not surprising that Johnson did not at first remember his former friend, and he was none too well pleased to be ...
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Excerpt from A Ridiculous Philosopher There is an old man in Wilkie Collins' novel, The Moonstone, the best novel of its kind in the language, who, when in doubt, reads Robinson Crusoe. In like manner I, when in doubt, turn to Boswell's Life of Johnson, and there I read that the fine, crusty old doctor was hailed in the Strand one day by a man who half a century before had been at Pembroke College with him. It is not surprising that Johnson did not at first remember his former friend, and he was none too well pleased to be reminded that they were both old men now. We are, sir, said Dr. Johnson, but don't let us discourage one another, and they began to talk over old times and compare notes as to where they stood in the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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