Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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... Miss Austen had better luck than Miss Mitford . She was able to write for fun , as well as from superior genius . And she could create an imaginary world , whereas Miss Mitford's picture , like that of Henry , in The Young Sculptor ...
... Miss Austen had better luck than Miss Mitford . She was able to write for fun , as well as from superior genius . And she could create an imaginary world , whereas Miss Mitford's picture , like that of Henry , in The Young Sculptor ...
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... Miss Mitford's Mamma called " the great art of letter - writing " , which is " to construct an epistle without one possible subject " . Miss Mitford herself was a mistress of this art ; but Miss Mitford could always fill any gaps in ...
... Miss Mitford's Mamma called " the great art of letter - writing " , which is " to construct an epistle without one possible subject " . Miss Mitford herself was a mistress of this art ; but Miss Mitford could always fill any gaps in ...
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... Miss Austen , and then say if they can live . They are still alive , a hundred years afterwards . One or two of Miss Mitford's heroes have not done as well . One of them was Charles Kingsley . Another was Ruskin . " Mr Macaulay I have ...
... Miss Austen , and then say if they can live . They are still alive , a hundred years afterwards . One or two of Miss Mitford's heroes have not done as well . One of them was Charles Kingsley . Another was Ruskin . " Mr Macaulay I have ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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