HEARTHRUG LITERATURE
At the opening- of the new extension of the London Librar/ the Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin drew a delightful reminiscent picture of his own childhood when he used to read, like all early readers, stretched out on his stomach ill front of the fire. Alas! he continued, that was no longer possible. To most people there came a kind of senile convexity which disturbed the perfect equilibrium necessary to that attitude if they were to enjoy what they Were reading. Whereupon the "Daily Telegraph" sadly remarks that" the child brought up nowadays in an Up-to-date dwelling knows nothing of hearthrug literature, for the modern flat has no hearth. It suggests, further, that if the practice of the majority is to decide the question of the most comfortable posture, reading in bed would easilj win.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 2 (Supplement)
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136HEARTHRUG LITERATURE Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 2 (Supplement)
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