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But listen to her as she thinks aloud: 'It will do very well, never mind, repeated
Petito, muttering to herself as she looked after the ladies whilst they ran
downstairs. “I can't abide to dress any young lady who says never mind, and it
will do very ...
But listen to her as she thinks aloud: 'It will do very well, never mind, repeated
Petito, muttering to herself as she looked after the ladies whilst they ran
downstairs. “I can't abide to dress any young lady who says never mind, and it
will do very ...
Page 158
The important fact is that it left a wound in him that never healed. We could guess
as much if the passionate indignation of the second chapter of David Copperfield
were our only evidence; and David was in a sense more fortunate than ...
The important fact is that it left a wound in him that never healed. We could guess
as much if the passionate indignation of the second chapter of David Copperfield
were our only evidence; and David was in a sense more fortunate than ...
Page 215
As a detailed rendering of the growth of a girl to young womanhood, a girl
marked by intellectual distinction, a generously ardent nature, and a strong
capacity for feeling, Maggie has never been surpassed. We do not for one
moment question ...
As a detailed rendering of the growth of a girl to young womanhood, a girl
marked by intellectual distinction, a generously ardent nature, and a strong
capacity for feeling, Maggie has never been surpassed. We do not for one
moment question ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
The Beginnings | 19 |
The Eighteenth Century | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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