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09/24/07

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The Miseries of Human Life

I came across this book at a yard sale this past weekend, and with a title like "The Miseries of Human Life" and a price tag of 50 cents I naturally could not resist.

Although this book was written over two hundred years ago, many of the "miseries of human life" that are listed by the original author James Beresford are still very much relevant today.

While it is true that many of the books written during the 19th century could be viewed as stuffy or overly long by the modern day reader I can assure you that this one is genuinely funny, and does give an interesting peak into life during that era, and how in some ways how little has really changed in regards to the human condition.

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