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verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including
therein the forces of his own nature , and man's aspirations there could be no
reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the
workings of ...
verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including
therein the forces of his own nature , and man's aspirations there could be no
reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the
workings of ...
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These are his first novels , 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 novels , 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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Yet Of Human Bondage has its value , and it comes precisely from Maugham's
honesty , his unflinching acceptance of his belief in the meaninglessness of life .
He is not , nor is Philip , to be comforted , and the novel gains in poignancy from ...
Yet Of Human Bondage has its value , and it comes precisely from Maugham's
honesty , his unflinching acceptance of his belief in the meaninglessness of life .
He is not , nor is Philip , to be comforted , and the novel gains in poignancy from ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History A Dutton paperback Part 9 of Dutton everyman paperback |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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