Said the Lord to us: 'That is the place of your high priests, of the just 71, people. Sculptures on the main entrance of the Cathedral at Bourgcs, France. Fourteenth century. (Reproduced from Klassz'scher Skulpturenschatz.) ...
In The History of the Devil, Flusser frames the human situation from a pseudo-religious point of view.
Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. Excerpts from this work of his: .
"I doubt not but the title of this book will amuse some of my reading friends a little at first; they will make a pause, perhaps, as they do at a witch's prayer, and be some time resolving whether they had best look into it or not, lest ...
The History of the Devil: Or Scenes from a Pretended Life