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In fact, “Young England' was in some measure the Cambridge counterpart of the
Oxford Movement. Like that, and like the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood, it was an
expression of that general reaction against the industrial revolution, utilitarianism,
...
In fact, “Young England' was in some measure the Cambridge counterpart of the
Oxford Movement. Like that, and like the PreRaphaelite Brotherhood, it was an
expression of that general reaction against the industrial revolution, utilitarianism,
...
Page 151
Again: “England is unrivalled for two things, sporting and politics. They were
combined at Beaumanoir; for the guests came not merely to slaughter the Duke's
pheasants, but to hold council on the prospects of the party, which, it was
supposed ...
Again: “England is unrivalled for two things, sporting and politics. They were
combined at Beaumanoir; for the guests came not merely to slaughter the Duke's
pheasants, but to hold council on the prospects of the party, which, it was
supposed ...
Page 252
In England, where he settled in 1876, he moved much in society and was a great
diner-out; but as we see from the Notebooks, his dining out ... In England in 1844,
he was visited by what was known in the James family as 'the vastation'.
In England, where he settled in 1876, he moved much in society and was a great
diner-out; but as we see from the Notebooks, his dining out ... In England in 1844,
he was visited by what was known in the James family as 'the vastation'.
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Beginnings | 19 |
The Eighteenth Century | 40 |
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| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History Volume 9 of Dutton Paperback: D Pelican books |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Publisher | Phoenix House, 1954 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 16 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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