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Page 82
... things that makes for substantiality of character in the novel is precisely the nota- tion of manners , that is to say , of class traits modified by per- sonality . ( The Liberal Imagination , pp . 261–2 ) He goes on to point out that ...
... things that makes for substantiality of character in the novel is precisely the nota- tion of manners , that is to say , of class traits modified by per- sonality . ( The Liberal Imagination , pp . 261–2 ) He goes on to point out that ...
Page 107
... things of tender memory and proud possession . - In this description of the Victorian Gothic splendours of Hetton ... thing one wants to talk about at a time like this is religion . ' Tony Last offers only a dim foreshadowing of Guy ...
... things of tender memory and proud possession . - In this description of the Victorian Gothic splendours of Hetton ... thing one wants to talk about at a time like this is religion . ' Tony Last offers only a dim foreshadowing of Guy ...
Page 174
... 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 them . ' But , he con- tinues , the imponderable realities of love and ...
... 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 them . ' But , he con- tinues , the imponderable realities of love and ...
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Preface 74 | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
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