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were eternally opposed , and from the human view the workings of nature must
appear hostile and malign . What Hardy found in the science and philosophy of
his day reinforced the findings of his temperament and of his observations of a ...
were eternally opposed , and from the human view the workings of nature must
appear hostile and malign . What Hardy found in the science and philosophy of
his day reinforced the findings of his temperament and of his observations of a ...
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These are his first novel , Liza of Lambeth ( 1897 ) , Of Human Bondage ( 1915 ) ,
and Cakes and Ale ( 1930 ) . With the early work of Moore , Liza of Lambeth is the
completest specimen of the Naturalistic novel in English . It was written , as ...
These are his first novel , Liza of Lambeth ( 1897 ) , Of Human Bondage ( 1915 ) ,
and Cakes and Ale ( 1930 ) . With the early work of Moore , Liza of Lambeth is the
completest specimen of the Naturalistic novel in English . It was written , as ...
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The fact is this : that though human nature may not change , men's notions of their
nature do , and one such change occurred roughly during the first decade of the
twentieth century . Professor Isaacs has pointed out , in his An Assessment of ...
The fact is this : that though human nature may not change , men's notions of their
nature do , and one such change occurred roughly during the first decade of the
twentieth century . Professor Isaacs has pointed out , in his An Assessment of ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Beginnings | 19 |
The Eighteenth Century | 40 |
Copyright | |
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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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