The name "Soames"

[Paul DiFilippo]

Synchronicity brings me to a citation of a story by Max Beerbohm,
"Enoch Soames," whose titular protagonist is a writer concerned
over whether his literary fame will live on beyond his death.

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"So far as the interests of the capitalist go it does not matter
whether he invests his money at home or abroad; it does not matter
whether his goods are manufactured in London or Timbuctoo." HG Wells