The cruellest lies are often told in silence.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Virginibus Puerisque

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Topic

Lies

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

Virginibus Puerisque

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "Truth of Intercourse." Virginibus Puerisque. 1881, pt. 1, ch. 4.

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