I enjoy reading books written in early 1900s…

SueBee

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…for the colorful language and way of describing things. Here’s an example from a Dashiell Hammett collection of stories, The Continental Op: “In Cairo he was the kind of man who combs his hair before he shaves, so his mirror will show an orderly picture.”

Great line, isn’t it?!
 
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