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What we may call the pure novelist's criticism of life is an aspect of his design , his composition ; indeed , in a very real sense it is the formal ordering of his material that constitutes his criticism of life .
What we may call the pure novelist's criticism of life is an aspect of his design , his composition ; indeed , in a very real sense it is the formal ordering of his material that constitutes his criticism of life .
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Yet , since fiction was often the only place in which dangerous thoughts could be discussed , not always with perfect safety to the novelist , the novel became the main vehicle of criticism , of society , of morals , of the Russian ...
Yet , since fiction was often the only place in which dangerous thoughts could be discussed , not always with perfect safety to the novelist , the novel became the main vehicle of criticism , of society , of morals , of the Russian ...
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... Joseph , 23 , 200 Emma , 123-125 Adventures of Harry Richmond , Charlotte Brontė's criticism , The , 62 , 276-281 125-126 Agnes Grey , 214 influence , 125-126 Ainsworth , Harrison , 127 , 162 Autobiography of Mark Ruther .
... Joseph , 23 , 200 Emma , 123-125 Adventures of Harry Richmond , Charlotte Brontė's criticism , The , 62 , 276-281 125-126 Agnes Grey , 214 influence , 125-126 Ainsworth , Harrison , 127 , 162 Autobiography of Mark Ruther .
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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 |
| 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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