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Fielding decided that Pamela should have a brother , a virtuous footman named Joseph , who would repulse the advances of Lady Booby as his sister had done those of Lady Booby's nephew , Richardson's Mr. B. It was , as it turned out ...
Fielding decided that Pamela should have a brother , a virtuous footman named Joseph , who would repulse the advances of Lady Booby as his sister had done those of Lady Booby's nephew , Richardson's Mr. B. It was , as it turned out ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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The first chapter , a discussion on marriage between the silly and affected young Lady Juliana and her worldly and tyrannical father Lord Courtland , is admirable , and so are the scenes immediately following , of the acute discomfort ...
The first chapter , a discussion on marriage between the silly and affected young Lady Juliana and her worldly and tyrannical father Lord Courtland , is admirable , and so are the scenes immediately following , of the acute discomfort ...
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Contents
THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 May 2007 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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