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... established tradition , I do not think that any over - compensatory reaction I may have indulged in is likely to be ... establish as my discussion proceeds . The debts I incurred in writing this book were manifold ; not merely to the ...
... established tradition , I do not think that any over - compensatory reaction I may have indulged in is likely to be ... establish as my discussion proceeds . The debts I incurred in writing this book were manifold ; not merely to the ...
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... established and safe for good . Its standards were established within that apparently permanent frame and the criticism of it began to be irritated and perplexed when , through a new in- stability , the splintering frame began to get ...
... established and safe for good . Its standards were established within that apparently permanent frame and the criticism of it began to be irritated and perplexed when , through a new in- stability , the splintering frame began to get ...
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... establish a reputation . In the 1960s critical opinion , however averse to heavily experimental or innovatory works , has been more inclined to look sympathetically at novels which depart from the established norms of fictional ...
... establish a reputation . In the 1960s critical opinion , however averse to heavily experimental or innovatory works , has been more inclined to look sympathetically at novels which depart from the established norms of fictional ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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