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Page 99
... Waverley's romantic and self - indulgent reading has led many critics to interpret the novel as a novel of ' education ' or ' growing up ' , in which Waverley is initially bewitched by the glamorous aspects of Jacobitism , but learns to ...
... Waverley's romantic and self - indulgent reading has led many critics to interpret the novel as a novel of ' education ' or ' growing up ' , in which Waverley is initially bewitched by the glamorous aspects of Jacobitism , but learns to ...
Page 100
... Waverley to conform to the features of the ' Sentimental Tale ' , one of which was the ' heroine with a profusion of auburn hair and a harp ' . The appearance of just such a derided figure highlights the fact that it is an appearance ...
... Waverley to conform to the features of the ' Sentimental Tale ' , one of which was the ' heroine with a profusion of auburn hair and a harp ' . The appearance of just such a derided figure highlights the fact that it is an appearance ...
Page 101
... Waverley's conduct was that of a kind and considerate chieftain , who merited the attachment of his people . ' ( p . 329 ) Finally the reader , though not at first Waverley himself , is let into the secret of ' Bonnie Prince Charlie's ...
... Waverley's conduct was that of a kind and considerate chieftain , who merited the attachment of his people . ' ( p . 329 ) Finally the reader , though not at first Waverley himself , is let into the secret of ' Bonnie Prince Charlie's ...
Contents
Theoretical Approaches | 21 |
Defoe and Richardson | 59 |
Varieties of Conservative | 87 |
Copyright | |
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