Asmodeus at Large

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Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон. Asmodeus at Large

Asmodeus at Large

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

The Tale of Kosem Kesamim

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

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Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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“My good Devil, any thing that brings actors and spectators together, that creates an esprit de corps among all who cherish the drama, is not to be sneered at in that inconsiderate manner.”

“I sneer! you mistake me; you have adduced a most convincing argument, esprit de corps!—good! Your clubs certainly nourish sociality greatly; those little tables, with one sulky man before one sulky chop—those hurried nods between acquaintances—that monopoly of newspapers and easy chairs—all exhibit to perfection the cementing faculties of a club. Then, too, it certainly does an actor inestimable benefit to mix with lords and squires. Nothing more fits a man for his profession, than living with people who knew nothing about it Only think what a poor actor Kean is; you would have made him quite a different thing, if you had tied him to tame gentlemen in the “Garrick Club.” He would have played “Richard” in a much higher vein, I doubt not.”

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