Quote by: Leslie Stephen

Walking is the natural recreation for a man who desires not absolutely to suppress his intellect but to turn it out to play for a season. All great men of letters have therefore been enthusiastic walkers.


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Author Bio


  • NameLeslie Stephen
  • DescriptionBritish author, literary critic, and first editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
  • BornNovember 28, 1832
  • DiedFebruary 22, 1904
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Author; Historian