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In London he is cozened and cheated by a succession of rogues , tries to enter the navy as a surgeon's mate but , despite his professional qualifications , finds that entry into the service depends upon the bribing of Admiralty clerks .
In London he is cozened and cheated by a succession of rogues , tries to enter the navy as a surgeon's mate but , despite his professional qualifications , finds that entry into the service depends upon the bribing of Admiralty clerks .
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The Princess Casamassima was the first fruit of James's decision to settle in England , and much of its richness comes from the thoroughness of his surrender to the spell of London , from “ the assault directly made by the great city ...
The Princess Casamassima was the first fruit of James's decision to settle in England , and much of its richness comes from the thoroughness of his surrender to the spell of London , from “ the assault directly made by the great city ...
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as Unitarian minister before leaving the ministry to work for a Rationalist publisher in London in loneliness and poverty . The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford is a poignant account of loneliness both spiritual and material .
as Unitarian minister before leaving the ministry to work for a Rationalist publisher in London in loneliness and poverty . The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford is a poignant account of loneliness both spiritual and material .
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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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