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Page 118
... remains to him than appears from Aspects of the Novel , and what remains is not merely his historical influence . That was enormous ; one may say , quite simply , that he made the European novel and say something much more true than ...
... remains to him than appears from Aspects of the Novel , and what remains is not merely his historical influence . That was enormous ; one may say , quite simply , that he made the European novel and say something much more true than ...
Page 238
... remains is quintessential . There is the object of the satire , Sir Austin Feverel , the man with an ideal system of education , who is to be chastened into an awareness of the truth about life ; there is his son , Richard , the hero ...
... remains is quintessential . There is the object of the satire , Sir Austin Feverel , the man with an ideal system of education , who is to be chastened into an awareness of the truth about life ; there is his son , Richard , the hero ...
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... remains Henry James . Born in New York in 1843 , he was the oldest of them all and , except for Moore , outlived them . He was a very prolific writer , but his pre - eminence is not due simply to that , nor even to his deeper insight ...
... remains Henry James . Born in New York in 1843 , he was the oldest of them all and , except for Moore , outlived them . He was a very prolific writer , but his pre - eminence is not due simply to that , nor even to his deeper insight ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 9 |
The Beginnings | 21 |
The Eighteenth Century | 43 |
Copyright | |
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