Several excuses are always less convincing than one.

Aldous Huxley

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Topic

Excuses

Speaker

Walter Bidlake

Author

Aldous Huxley

Source

Point Counter Point

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1928 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Huxley, Aldous. Point Counter Point. Chatto & Windus/Doubleday Doran, 1928, ch. 1.

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The Golden Bough

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Mother in law

Author

James George Frazer
Source
The Golden Bough
Language
English
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough. London: The Macmillan Company, 1922, ch. 18, sect. 3.

Current Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. Oxford University Press, 1998, ch. 18, sect. 3.