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Page 58
... become impatient of art as merely another illusion . As he says in his preface , ' I have made little attempt to conceal my ethical preoccupations ' - or their immediate sources . His intuitions were his own , but he seemed to be ...
... become impatient of art as merely another illusion . As he says in his preface , ' I have made little attempt to conceal my ethical preoccupations ' - or their immediate sources . His intuitions were his own , but he seemed to be ...
Page 135
... become an unjoined person who hung around in doorways , and she was afraid . ' In the beginning , Frankie , motherless , alone except for the Negro cook Berenice and the small boy John Henry West , seeks simply to escape from her ...
... become an unjoined person who hung around in doorways , and she was afraid . ' In the beginning , Frankie , motherless , alone except for the Negro cook Berenice and the small boy John Henry West , seeks simply to escape from her ...
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... becomes converted to socialism by a pretty English school teacher boarding at Chris's , moves on to Communism ... become a farmer . Chris is at the centre of the trilogy , but not quite at the centre of events . She becomes more ...
... becomes converted to socialism by a pretty English school teacher boarding at Chris's , moves on to Communism ... become a farmer . Chris is at the centre of the trilogy , but not quite at the centre of events . She becomes more ...
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American | 65 |
The Southern Novel Between the Wars | 108 |
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