Essay Club: In Praise of Silence by Vernon Lee
"I know no greater torment than the intelligent conversation."
Welcome! It’s time, once again, to read an essay. In the last Essay Club we discussed our most difficult piece to date, The Origins of Cognitive Thought by B. F. Skinner, which my more psychology-minded readers seemed to really enjoy. Today we’ll be reading a delightful piece by Vernon Lee called In Praise of Silence. This one’s a much easier read—it cl…
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