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Quotation from The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch
“Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature”
The Age of Fable, Author's Preface (Project Gutenberg #4925)
Bulfinch defines his audience as general readers who want to understand the allusions of speakers and poets.
Citation: "Our work is not for the learned, nor for the theologian, nor for the philosopher, but for the reader of English literature" — Thomas Bulfinch, The Age of Fable, Author's Preface (Project Gutenberg #4925). (id bulfinch-age-of-fable-q2)
Portrait: ThomasBulfinch, Bulfinch, Public domain.
