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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 , a
...
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 , a
...
Page 111
But listen to her as she thinks aloud : " It will do very well , never mind , ” repeated
Petito , mut . tering to herself as she looked after the ladies whilst they ran
downstairs . “ I can ' t abide to dress any young lady who says never mind , and it
will ...
But listen to her as she thinks aloud : " It will do very well , never mind , ” repeated
Petito , mut . tering to herself as she looked after the ladies whilst they ran
downstairs . “ I can ' t abide to dress any young lady who says never mind , and it
will ...
Page 137
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 of Lady ...
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 of Lady ...
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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, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 May 2007 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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