Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 11 | 299 | View more quotes about perhaps">Perhaps they wish their slaves to be special, or of assistance to them, or such. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 11 | 296 | Most slaves are not taught to read. |
| 11 | 297 | An exception seems to be the slaves of scribes. |
| 11 | 298 | I do not know why that is. |
| 11 | 299 | Perhaps they wish their slaves to be special, or of assistance to them, or such. |
| 11 | 300 | Also, if they wish to discard her, literacy is likely to improve her market value. |
| 11 | 301 | Or perhaps they merely regard a capacity to read as very precious and they wish to share it with others, even meaningless slaves. |
| 11 | 302 | A slave who was once a free woman, of course, particularly if she was formerly of high caste, is likely to be literate. |
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Most slaves are not taught to read.
An exception seems to be the slaves of scribes.
I do not know why that is.
Perhaps they wish their slaves to be special, or of assistance to them, or such.
Also, if they wish to discard her, literacy is likely to improve her market value.
Or perhaps they merely regard a capacity to read as very precious and they wish to share it with others, even meaningless slaves.
A slave who was once a free woman, of course, particularly if she was formerly of high caste, is likely to be literate.
- (Quarry of Gor)