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Such is the past career, present condition, and certain future of the Middle American. There are as many above him as below him, and especially as many below him as above him.

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This book, conceived in sorrow, composed in grief, and constructed at the brink of despair, contains my mind's best thoughts, and my soul's triumph over the powers of darkness.
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Joseph Jacobs

Joseph Jacobs

Born: August 29, 1854
Died: January 30, 1916 (aged 61)
Bio: Joseph Jacobs was an Australian folklorist, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore.
Known for:
  1. English Fairy Tales (1890)
  2. More Celtic fairy tales (1894)
  3. More English Fairy Tales (1894)
  4. Celtic Fairy Tales (1893)
  5. Indian Fairy Tales (1892)

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