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Page 213
... called me impudent , and a liar , and a mischief- maker , and yo ' might ha ' said wi ' some truth , as I were now and then given to drink . An ' I ha ' called you a tyrant , an ' an oud bull - dog , and a hard , cruel master ; that's ...
... called me impudent , and a liar , and a mischief- maker , and yo ' might ha ' said wi ' some truth , as I were now and then given to drink . An ' I ha ' called you a tyrant , an ' an oud bull - dog , and a hard , cruel master ; that's ...
Page 241
... called a book at all . " In a way he was right . He also said it was merely a " collection of bold picaresque sketches . " It is for these or for the best of them , the descriptions of the street fights in Edinburgh , the fight with the ...
... called a book at all . " In a way he was right . He also said it was merely a " collection of bold picaresque sketches . " It is for these or for the best of them , the descriptions of the street fights in Edinburgh , the fight with the ...
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... called Realism . Flaubert himself refused to be called either Realist or Naturalist ; he saw himself as a French classicist , and dismissed Naturalism as an " ineptitude . " Certainly the theory of Naturalism leaves out a great deal ...
... called Realism . Flaubert himself refused to be called either Realist or Naturalist ; he saw himself as a French classicist , and dismissed Naturalism as an " ineptitude . " Certainly the theory of Naturalism leaves out a great deal ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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