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... stand or fall by its signifi- cant simplicity . " With this James had no difficulty in agree- ing . Of course , art ... standing for life itself , or of that area of life the novelist has concerned himself with . A good novel is untrue ...
... stand or fall by its signifi- cant simplicity . " With this James had no difficulty in agree- ing . Of course , art ... standing for life itself , or of that area of life the novelist has concerned himself with . A good novel is untrue ...
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... stand as a symbol of the implacability and the terror of life on which Kate has embarked . Here , with- out any strain on James's part , Mrs. Lowder has been heightened in significance far above a similar character in ordinary ...
... stand as a symbol of the implacability and the terror of life on which Kate has embarked . Here , with- out any strain on James's part , Mrs. Lowder has been heightened in significance far above a similar character in ordinary ...
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... stand for than he is of the strength of beauty and art . His defense against the Forsytes is in fact sentimentality ... stands rereading more successfully , yet she $ 90 THE ENGLISH NOVEL.
... stand for than he is of the strength of beauty and art . His defense against the Forsytes is in fact sentimentality ... stands rereading more successfully , yet she $ 90 THE ENGLISH NOVEL.
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THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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