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Page 17
... completely unheralded and , it has been said , had no influence on any fiction that came after it , but of that I am not so sure . It is possible to interpret " influ- ence " altogether too narrowly . Within a comparatively short time ...
... completely unheralded and , it has been said , had no influence on any fiction that came after it , but of that I am not so sure . It is possible to interpret " influ- ence " altogether too narrowly . Within a comparatively short time ...
Page 49
... completely in the round as Adams , are terrifically and often terrifyingly alive ; they have the distinctive individuality of the figures in Ho- garth's prints , of the half - naked drunken virago sprawled on the steps , with her baby ...
... completely in the round as Adams , are terrifically and often terrifyingly alive ; they have the distinctive individuality of the figures in Ho- garth's prints , of the half - naked drunken virago sprawled on the steps , with her baby ...
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... completely sure , completely dogmatic . Above all , it is witty . The very structure of his sentences is witty , and his epigrams invite the reader into his confidence : “ Although the best of wives and mothers , she had some charity ...
... completely sure , completely dogmatic . Above all , it is witty . The very structure of his sentences is witty , and his epigrams invite the reader into his confidence : “ Although the best of wives and mothers , she had some charity ...
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THE BEGINNINGS | 3 |
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY | 31 |
THE FIRST GENERA | 107 |
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