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Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their human appearances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any crude ...
Characters in Smollett have become grotesque objects and , deprived of their human appearances , turned into animals or insects , they are deprived of their humanity . They are things to be kicked about , the sport of any crude ...
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verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including therein the forces of his own nature , and man's aspirations there could be no reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the ...
verse morals were beside the point ; between the forces of nature , including therein the forces of his own nature , and man's aspirations there could be no reconciliation ; they were eternally opposed , and from the human view the ...
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These are his first novels , Liza of Lambeth ( 1897 ) , Of Human Bondage ( 1915 ) , and Cakes and Ale ( 1930 ) . With the early work of Moore , Liza of Lambeth is the completest specimen of the Naturalistic novel in English .
These are his first novels , Liza of Lambeth ( 1897 ) , Of Human Bondage ( 1915 ) , and Cakes and Ale ( 1930 ) . With the early work of Moore , Liza of Lambeth is the completest specimen of the Naturalistic novel in English .
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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 |
| Length | 454 pages |
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