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... Literature ? ' at the Working Men's College in December 1906. His subject , he explained , was ' the pessimism in literature , not the pessimism of literature ' , and he cited Zola , Ibsen and Tolstoy as novelists unafraid of sombre ...
... Literature ? ' at the Working Men's College in December 1906. His subject , he explained , was ' the pessimism in literature , not the pessimism of literature ' , and he cited Zola , Ibsen and Tolstoy as novelists unafraid of sombre ...
Page 102
... literature , which is ' an important matter , not to say a national asset'.59 The dismal prospect was that authors too would become timid , and for future generations there would be fewer and fewer books like Bleak House . His argument ...
... literature , which is ' an important matter , not to say a national asset'.59 The dismal prospect was that authors too would become timid , and for future generations there would be fewer and fewer books like Bleak House . His argument ...
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... literature ' is on the one hand a national and traditional glory , and on the other hand a trade , and up to all the trade tricks . ' When the churches wanted radio time , they could make a stronger claim because they were a national ...
... literature ' is on the one hand a national and traditional glory , and on the other hand a trade , and up to all the trade tricks . ' When the churches wanted radio time , they could make a stronger claim because they were a national ...
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