| Basil Contributor(s): Collins, Wilkie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1536844551 ISBN-13: 9781536844559 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.09 lbs) 370 pages |
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| Publisher Description: When I returned home, it was thought necessary, as I was a younger son, and could inherit none of the landed property of the family, except in the case of my brother's dying without children, that I should belong to a profession. My father had the patronage of some valuable "livings," and good interest with more than one member of the government. The church, the army, the navy, and, in the last instance, the bar, were offered me to choose from. I selected the last. My father appeared to be a little astonished at my choice; but he made no remark on it, except simply telling me not to forget that the bar was a good stepping-stone to parliament. My real ambition, however, was, not to make a name in parliament, but a name in literature. |