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The books grew less buoyant , and less whimsical , as the first enthusiasm passed ; perhaps they tended to become less confident . But as long as they lasted they roused and delighted the public . When Dickens's fertility failed ...
The books grew less buoyant , and less whimsical , as the first enthusiasm passed ; perhaps they tended to become less confident . But as long as they lasted they roused and delighted the public . When Dickens's fertility failed ...
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It was not then the classic it has become ; it was subjected to belittlement by all who despised Johnson or Boswell or both . Only as the years passed was it read and re - read , to become - still in a lesser degree than it is now ...
It was not then the classic it has become ; it was subjected to belittlement by all who despised Johnson or Boswell or both . Only as the years passed was it read and re - read , to become - still in a lesser degree than it is now ...
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of time he may become a rediscovery , possibly an unread classic . It will then be a sign of delicious peculiarity to admire him . Wordsworth and Coleridge are two authors who have suffered the inconveniences of changing fashion .
of time he may become a rediscovery , possibly an unread classic . It will then be a sign of delicious peculiarity to admire him . Wordsworth and Coleridge are two authors who have suffered the inconveniences of changing fashion .
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Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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