[PW] "A man who does not read books has no advantage..."

[Robin Shapiro]

Hans --

Irradiations: Sand and Spray is available online at 
<http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=ABR8141.0001.00
1>.
I searched using the word "read" and did not find the phrase you want.  
I also ran a global search of the works in the Making of America 
database using the phrase "who does not read" and had 25 hits; I looked 
carefully at about 10 and didn't find this quote.

Negative results; hope they are helpful.

Robin


Hans van Dok wrote:


>People,
>
>The quotation "The man who doesn't read books has no advantage over the 
>man who can't read them" (and variations), attributed to Mark Twain, 
has 
>been mentioned on this list before.
>
>I was looking around on Google Books and found that something called 
>"Montana Libraries" attributes it to 'J. J. Fletcher in "Sand and 
>Spray"'. Presumably they mean John Gould Fletcher's _Irradiations: Sand 
>and Spray_ (1915).
>
>Sadly I do not have access to this work.  I would be most grateful if 
>someone who does have access to it could take a look and see if they 
>could find it there.
>
>Of course 1915 is after Mr Twain died, but if it is in there that would 
>be a much better date than I know of otherwise.  It would also incline 
>me, at least, _very_ much towards a belief that it belongs to Fletcher.
>
>Regards,
>
>Hans
>
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