Quote by: John Kendrick Bangs

If I had my way no one should be taught to read until after he had passed his hundredth year. In that way, and in that way only can we protect our youth from the dreadful influence of such novels as 'Three Cycles, Not To Mention The Rug,' which dreadful book I have found within the past month in the hands of at least twenty children in the neighborhood, not one of whom was past sixty.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Kendrick Bangs
  • DescriptionAuthor, creator of Bangsian fantasy
  • BornMay 27, 1862
  • DiedJanuary 21, 1922
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor; Novelist