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Since they share the modern love of telling others what to do , they are determined to set the whole literary house of Britain in order . They are going to tell children what they must read . They will soon tell the grown - ups .
Since they share the modern love of telling others what to do , they are determined to set the whole literary house of Britain in order . They are going to tell children what they must read . They will soon tell the grown - ups .
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She had a great love of literature , and excellent literary taste— “ provided , ” said Elizabeth Barrett Browning , " the book wasn't written by a friend , edited by a friend , lent by a friend , or associated with a friend .
She had a great love of literature , and excellent literary taste— “ provided , ” said Elizabeth Barrett Browning , " the book wasn't written by a friend , edited by a friend , lent by a friend , or associated with a friend .
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He has been told he is not a literary man . A reader once complained to me , and with justice , that as a literary commentator I betrayed no pure literary predilections . " You never devote your page , ” he said fretfully , " to the ...
He has been told he is not a literary man . A reader once complained to me , and with justice , that as a literary commentator I betrayed no pure literary predilections . " You never devote your page , ” he said fretfully , " to the ...
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
Copyright | |
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