Excerpt from A Boy's Control and Self-Expression: Illustrated With About 250 FigsT is supposed that a book should keep within reach, or at least within sight, of a single point, as anyone walking round St. Mary's of the Scilly Isles usually keeps within sight of the simple looking Marconi Station. My book usually keeps within sight of a single idea, which I will express in a somewhat long sentence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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