Quote by: William Godwin

A book is a dead man, a sort of mummy, embowelled and embalmed, but that once had flesh, and motion, and a boundless variety of determinations and actions.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Godwin
  • DescriptionEnglish journalist, political philosopher and novelist
  • BornMarch 3, 1756
  • DiedApril 7, 1836
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Social Philosopher; Novelist; Philosopher