My desire for information was, however, too strong to be turned aside and often have I been sent away from a bookstall when the owner became offended at my standing reading, which I used to do until I was sent away... I used to borrow books from a man who kept a small shop... leaving a small sum as a deposit. At the age of twenty, Place had worked through the histories of Greece and Rome and some translated works of Greek and Roman writers.


p. 17 - The life of Francis Place, 1771-1854, 1898

Francis Place Quotes

My desire for information was, however, too strong to be turned aside and often have I been sent away from a bookstall when the owner became offended ...

My desire for information was, however, too strong to be turned aside and often have I been sent away from a bookstall when the owner became offended ...

My desire for information was, however, too strong to be turned aside and often have I been sent away from a bookstall when the owner became offended ...

My desire for information was, however, too strong to be turned aside and often have I been sent away from a bookstall when the owner became offended ...