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They were, firstly, withdrawing the proposal just made, and declaring all
communication between the masters and that particular Trades Union at an end;
secondly, declaring that no master would employ any work-man in future, unless
he ...
They were, firstly, withdrawing the proposal just made, and declaring all
communication between the masters and that particular Trades Union at an end;
secondly, declaring that no master would employ any work-man in future, unless
he ...
Page 270
The Master of Ballantrae (1889) is a bigger book, more ambitious, less successful
because Stevenson was in part attempting what then he could not do. The action
turns on the character of Alison, and at the time of writing the novel Stevenson ...
The Master of Ballantrae (1889) is a bigger book, more ambitious, less successful
because Stevenson was in part attempting what then he could not do. The action
turns on the character of Alison, and at the time of writing the novel Stevenson ...
Page 306
This is to say that though Bennett, in three or four books, is a master, he is a
minor master. In The Old Wives' Tale and The Clayhanger Family Bennett's aim
was to unroll the panorama of life in time through all the tiny, detailed incidents of
its ...
This is to say that though Bennett, in three or four books, is a master, he is a
minor master. In The Old Wives' Tale and The Clayhanger Family Bennett's aim
was to unroll the panorama of life in time through all the tiny, detailed incidents of
its ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Beginnings | 19 |
The Eighteenth Century | 40 |
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