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Page 49
Elizabeth Jenkins , in her admirable study of the novelist , comments on this : “
The scene in Lady Booby ' s house . . . where Beau Didapper steals to Mrs .
Slipslop ' s bed in mistake for Fanny ' s , and Parson Adams , hearing a scream ,
rushes ...
Elizabeth Jenkins , in her admirable study of the novelist , comments on this : “
The scene in Lady Booby ' s house . . . where Beau Didapper steals to Mrs .
Slipslop ' s bed in mistake for Fanny ' s , and Parson Adams , hearing a scream ,
rushes ...
Page 199
There are great scenes , the greatest the account of Waterloo , the Waterloo of
the civilian hangers - on of the army . ... gesture , and a wonderful ease of
narration , a wonderful ability to make rapid transitions from scene to contrasted
scene .
There are great scenes , the greatest the account of Waterloo , the Waterloo of
the civilian hangers - on of the army . ... gesture , and a wonderful ease of
narration , a wonderful ability to make rapid transitions from scene to contrasted
scene .
Page 438
Another example is the scene in Women in Love in which Birkin throws stones
into the pool to shatter the image of the moon. Symbolism of this kind cannot be
paraphrased; it can only be experienced. It is probably the rarest kind of artistic ...
Another example is the scene in Women in Love in which Birkin throws stones
into the pool to shatter the image of the moon. Symbolism of this kind cannot be
paraphrased; it can only be experienced. It is probably the rarest kind of artistic ...
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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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