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King Og's Bed

Authors :
H. G. Wells
Source :
Nature. 65:366-366
Publication Year :
1902
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1902.

Abstract

“T. B. S.” is quite right. I regret very much that I did not verify my quotation. A confusion of Og's bed and the lopping propensities of Adoni-Bezek seems to have decayed to the likeness of Procrustes. I have lived in this error for years. I have often used the image of King Og's bed in conversation and, I think, in published matter. No one has ever detected my slip, and it is by no means impossible that I am the centre of propagation of a mistake that will turn up again.

Details

ISSN :
14764687 and 00280836
Volume :
65
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nature
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........0c31e3d063451707f0f2b641c2167e4e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/065366f0