Manfred Kyber (1880–1933) German playwright and translator
The Three Candles of Little Veronica
“Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.”
" On the Clerical Character http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Essays/Hazlitt/Political/ClericalCharacter.htm" (January/February 1818) <br class="br">Political Essays (1819)
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