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plots of the later novels . They were a necessary structure for him . Dickens was
not a realistic novelist : his one attempt at something that may be called realistic ,
David Copperfield , is marvelous but a failure : " He begins , ” as Chesterton says
...
plots of the later novels . They were a necessary structure for him . Dickens was
not a realistic novelist : his one attempt at something that may be called realistic ,
David Copperfield , is marvelous but a failure : " He begins , ” as Chesterton says
...
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But The Warden is merely the gateway to Barsetshire , and his full powers are not
seen until later in the series . The note of these early books , of Barchester
Towers , for instance , is an easy humor , and there is always the suspicion that
the ...
But The Warden is merely the gateway to Barsetshire , and his full powers are not
seen until later in the series . The note of these early books , of Barchester
Towers , for instance , is an easy humor , and there is always the suspicion that
the ...
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358 Newby , P . H . , 413 spectability on the novel , 156on Maria Edgeworth , 107
161 Newcomes , The , 205 European influence , and growth Newman , Cardinal ,
127 , 156 of seriousness in later VictoNicholas Nickleby , 187 , 191 - 192 rian ...
358 Newby , P . H . , 413 spectability on the novel , 156on Maria Edgeworth , 107
161 Newcomes , The , 205 European influence , and growth Newman , Cardinal ,
127 , 156 of seriousness in later VictoNicholas Nickleby , 187 , 191 - 192 rian ...
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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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