The Situation of the NovelExamines the contemporary novel as a byproduct of English culture. |
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... less to librarians . It might be said that I am overemphasising the role of the book in the existence of the novel , and that the printed medium is no more than a notation , which should not be confused with the work itself , any more ...
... less to librarians . It might be said that I am overemphasising the role of the book in the existence of the novel , and that the printed medium is no more than a notation , which should not be confused with the work itself , any more ...
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Bernard Bergonzi. It is something less than heaven To be quoted Thesis 1.7 Every time I make an advance ; If the ... less impact in England than in the United States , it is , perhaps , not just because of a lazy English distaste for ...
Bernard Bergonzi. It is something less than heaven To be quoted Thesis 1.7 Every time I make an advance ; If the ... less impact in England than in the United States , it is , perhaps , not just because of a lazy English distaste for ...
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... less usual , will - power , not so much natural , as developed to altogether exceptional lengths . No doubt there had been a generous basic endowment , but of not the essentially magnetic quality . In short , the will here might even be ...
... less usual , will - power , not so much natural , as developed to altogether exceptional lengths . No doubt there had been a generous basic endowment , but of not the essentially magnetic quality . In short , the will here might even be ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Character and Liberalism | 35 |
The Ideology of Being English | 56 |
Copyright | |
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