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Page 49
Of course that sensation of not being able to see the beginning and end of the book is a false one . It is the sensation of a Channel swimmer who can no longer see the Dover cliffs or the French coast . But it is disagreeable .
Of course that sensation of not being able to see the beginning and end of the book is a false one . It is the sensation of a Channel swimmer who can no longer see the Dover cliffs or the French coast . But it is disagreeable .
Page 73
If , in the course of his life , he found himself spiritually at the junction of Chiswick Mall and the Hammersmith Road he was strongly tempted to run back to the private miseries he knew , rather than risk the unknown , the noisy ...
If , in the course of his life , he found himself spiritually at the junction of Chiswick Mall and the Hammersmith Road he was strongly tempted to run back to the private miseries he knew , rather than risk the unknown , the noisy ...
Page 115
Of course , with these qualities there are shortcomings . I always feel that even in their own day the more intellectual heroes must have dealt in the trite ; they certainly do so now . Only Bazarov , the first Nihilist or exponent of ...
Of course , with these qualities there are shortcomings . I always feel that even in their own day the more intellectual heroes must have dealt in the trite ; they certainly do so now . Only Bazarov , the first Nihilist or exponent of ...
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
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