Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Mar 27– “The Truth of Intercourse” by Robert Lewis Stevenson (1879)

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Mar 27– “The Truth of Intercourse” by Robert Lewis Stevenson (1879)

Summary: Lying (especially minor lies or slight embellishments) is easy. Everyone lies when they write or speak imperfectly.

Commentary: I know I harp on "The Philosophy of Composition" by Poe a lot, but this is really just a shorter, less well written, version, with some weak moralizing thrown is as a bonus.

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