Oscar Wilde: In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and re

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowaday — Oscar Wilde

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

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