Some Reflections on Genius: And Other EssaysObservations on creative inspiration and eccentricities of Samuel Johnson, Charles Dickens, Jacob Epstein, and others, presented by a British neurologist. |
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Some Reflections on Genius | 9 |
lEnfant Terrible | 23 |
Dr Johnson on Science | 34 |
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