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connected; both are manifestations of a radical change, which first came to
consciousness in England in the seventies and eighties of the last century, in
their attitude towards the novel first of novelists themselves, then of critics, and in
turn of ...
connected; both are manifestations of a radical change, which first came to
consciousness in England in the seventies and eighties of the last century, in
their attitude towards the novel first of novelists themselves, then of critics, and in
turn of ...
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They accepted the society in which they lived without question, or rather, when
they criticized it, they criticized it as many of their readers were doing. They
voiced their doubts and fears; the assumptions of their age they fully THE EARLY
...
They accepted the society in which they lived without question, or rather, when
they criticized it, they criticized it as many of their readers were doing. They
voiced their doubts and fears; the assumptions of their age they fully THE EARLY
...
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... 114-115 an 18th century moralist, and influence of Richardson and Fielding,
115-120 her criticism of life through comedy, 119 Pride and Prejudice, 119, 120,
124 Mansfield Park, 120-123 Emma, 123-125 Charlotte Bronte's criticism, 125-
126 ...
... 114-115 an 18th century moralist, and influence of Richardson and Fielding,
115-120 her criticism of life through comedy, 119 Pride and Prejudice, 119, 120,
124 Mansfield Park, 120-123 Emma, 123-125 Charlotte Bronte's criticism, 125-
126 ...
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Contents
THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 51 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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| Title | The English Novel: A Short Critical History Part 9 of A Dutton Paperback Dutton everyman paperback |
| Author | Walter Ernest Allen |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 May 2007 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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