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Originally Posted by rubicon
I have heard mention of the five foot shelve referring to the classics that can be purchased. does anyone know what this five foot shelve consists of and if it can still be purchased?
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"Within the limits of fifty volumes, containing about 22,000 pages, I was to provide the means of obtaining such a knowledge of ancient and modern literature as seems essential to the twentieth century idea of a cultivated man. The best acquisition of a cultivated man is a liberal frame of mind or way of thinking; but there must ..."
At 15 pages a day [15 minutes] you will be done in 4 years. That's not too bad but look at the list. I nodded off just reading the titles.
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