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... Adam Bede , was published in 1859. She has been described as the first modern English novelist . Put thus baldly , the statement begs too many questions to have much meaning . Yet it is true that her work marks a change in the nature of ...
... Adam Bede , was published in 1859. She has been described as the first modern English novelist . Put thus baldly , the statement begs too many questions to have much meaning . Yet it is true that her work marks a change in the nature of ...
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... Adam Bede's marriage ito Dinah at the end of the book difficult to accept . And here a further complication obtrudes : neither Adam nor Dinah quite convinces . The " good " characters set in con- trast to Donnithorne and Hetty , they ...
... Adam Bede's marriage ito Dinah at the end of the book difficult to accept . And here a further complication obtrudes : neither Adam nor Dinah quite convinces . The " good " characters set in con- trast to Donnithorne and Hetty , they ...
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... , 276 , 282 , 286 , 287 , 305 , 306 , 315 , 318 , 416 , 433 as moralist , 204-206 European influence on , 253-257 radicalism and beliefs , 255-257 Scott's influence , 257 Adam Bede , 257-261 The Mill on the Floss , INDEX 443.
... , 276 , 282 , 286 , 287 , 305 , 306 , 315 , 318 , 416 , 433 as moralist , 204-206 European influence on , 253-257 radicalism and beliefs , 255-257 Scott's influence , 257 Adam Bede , 257-261 The Mill on the Floss , INDEX 443.
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THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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