Chapter VI -- The Books of Life

The books of power, as dis-
tinguished from the books of
knowledge, include the original, cre-
ative, first-hand books in all litera-
tures, and constitute, in the last anal-
ysis, a comparatively small group,
with which any student can thor-
oughly familiarise himself. The lit-
erary impulse of the race has expressed
itself in a great variety of works, of
varying charm and power; but the
books which are fountain-heads of
vitality, ideas, and beauty, are few in
number. These original and domi-
nant creations may be called the books

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