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Page 82
Some such list as that might be drawn up of the absent things in American life -
especially in the American life of forty years ago , the effect of which upon an
English or French imagination , would probably as a general thing be appalling .
Some such list as that might be drawn up of the absent things in American life -
especially in the American life of forty years ago , the effect of which upon an
English or French imagination , would probably as a general thing be appalling .
Page 107
... window one could count , on days of exceptional clearness , the spires of six
churches – all these things with which he had grown up were a source of
constant delight and exultation to Tony ; things of tender memory and proud
possession .
... window one could count , on days of exceptional clearness , the spires of six
churches – all these things with which he had grown up were a source of
constant delight and exultation to Tony ; things of tender memory and proud
possession .
Page 174
Later , Max confesses : ' I've never been particularly keen on having to think
about things . And on things that make you think about things . You know , like
music and all that . Love's another one . I joined the Army specially to get away
from ...
Later , Max confesses : ' I've never been particularly keen on having to think
about things . And on things that make you think about things . You know , like
music and all that . Love's another one . I joined the Army specially to get away
from ...
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Situation of the Novel |
| Author | Bernard Bergonzi |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1970 |
| ISBN | 0822932148, 9780822932147 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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