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But we feel , of Mrs. Towwouse , Parson Trulliber ( the finest of them all , after Adams himself ) , Mrs. Slipslop , and the rest , that they would be capable of surprising us if they were given the opportunity .
But we feel , of Mrs. Towwouse , Parson Trulliber ( the finest of them all , after Adams himself ) , Mrs. Slipslop , and the rest , that they would be capable of surprising us if they were given the opportunity .
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But even then the background of scenery exists to feed Emily's sensibility ; it is material for her feeling . ... From this point of view , The Mysteries of Udolpho may be considered as a machine for making the reader feel similar ...
But even then the background of scenery exists to feed Emily's sensibility ; it is material for her feeling . ... From this point of view , The Mysteries of Udolpho may be considered as a machine for making the reader feel similar ...
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All nonconformity begins with “ I don't feel it here , " and this is no criticism of nonconformity . But the nonconformist attitude , combined with a rancorous class feeling , does give rise to a nagging , intolerable tone of moral ...
All nonconformity begins with “ I don't feel it here , " and this is no criticism of nonconformity . But the nonconformist attitude , combined with a rancorous class feeling , does give rise to a nagging , intolerable tone of moral ...
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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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