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... character : Let the reader recall the great novels of former days that have lived up to the high standards of our time , and he will observe that his attention is turned to the ... Character and Liberalism ။ Character and Liberalism.
... character : Let the reader recall the great novels of former days that have lived up to the high standards of our time , and he will observe that his attention is turned to the ... Character and Liberalism ။ Character and Liberalism.
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... character as an absolute no longer conceivable . Lawrence's well - worn phrase ' You mustn't look in my novel for the old stable ego of the character ' * is frequently invoked . These literary considerations are likely to be backed up ...
... character as an absolute no longer conceivable . Lawrence's well - worn phrase ' You mustn't look in my novel for the old stable ego of the character ' * is frequently invoked . These literary considerations are likely to be backed up ...
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... characters , and the critics who appraise their books show no sign of doing so either . For a writer or critic to show delight in a character would seem to - day rather naïve , an old - fashioned response left over from the days of ...
... characters , and the critics who appraise their books show no sign of doing so either . For a writer or critic to show delight in a character would seem to - day rather naïve , an old - fashioned response left over from the days of ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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