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Ernest Bramah (1868 – 1942)


Author of a series of stories about Kai Lung, a Chinese storyteller, and was also the creator of the blind detective Max Carrados.
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Ernest Bramah
At this display the elder and less attractive of the maidens fled, uttering loud and continuous cries of apprehension in order to conceal the direction of her flight.
Bramah quotes
After secretly observing the unstudied grace of her movements, the most celebrated picture-maker of the province burned the implements of his craft, and began life anew as a trainer of performing elephants.
Bramah
Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.




Bramah Ernest quotes
"It is well said: 'He who lacks a single tael sees many bargains,'" replied Sun Wei, a refined bitterness weighing the import of his words. "Truly this person's friends in the Upper Air are a never-failing lantern behind his back."
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