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For the moment , Peacock has become the crank in question , Mr . Escot , Mr .
Flosky . He has apprehended the essence of a theory , a dogmatic point of view ,
and it is as though the theory , the dogmatic point of view , is parodying itself .
For the moment , Peacock has become the crank in question , Mr . Escot , Mr .
Flosky . He has apprehended the essence of a theory , a dogmatic point of view ,
and it is as though the theory , the dogmatic point of view , is parodying itself .
Page 178
... above all in that of the riots . As a novelist Disraeli ' s limitations were many and
obvious . His strength lay in his specialized knowledge ; it would be almost true to
say that he had to become a politician before he could become a novelist .
... above all in that of the riots . As a novelist Disraeli ' s limitations were many and
obvious . His strength lay in his specialized knowledge ; it would be almost true to
say that he had to become a politician before he could become a novelist .
Page 183
Fairyland has become nightmare ; the bad fairies are merely absurd no longer ;
they have become ogres . “ Make ' em laugh , make ' em cry . . . " In Oliver Twist
the emphasis is wholly on the second precept of the formula . There is laughter ...
Fairyland has become nightmare ; the bad fairies are merely absurd no longer ;
they have become ogres . “ Make ' em laugh , make ' em cry . . . " In Oliver Twist
the emphasis is wholly on the second precept of the formula . There is laughter ...
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Contents
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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