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You never refer to eighteenth - century literature . You never look back on the names familiar to ... He is an observer who has read many books and reflected much upon them ; but his true interest is not in literature nor the literary .
You never refer to eighteenth - century literature . You never look back on the names familiar to ... He is an observer who has read many books and reflected much upon them ; but his true interest is not in literature nor the literary .
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I wrote an article on English Literature ; and the Editor changed the title to “ British Literature ” , a subject I had never heard of before . Was he right ? In the case of humour , also , " English " is liable to create prejudice ...
I wrote an article on English Literature ; and the Editor changed the title to “ British Literature ” , a subject I had never heard of before . Was he right ? In the case of humour , also , " English " is liable to create prejudice ...
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He loved literature and he loved speaking about literature . All these books that I should like to read or re - read at leisure were the product of his love . Though they are so many , he was never a hack . When he wrote , it was in the ...
He loved literature and he loved speaking about literature . All these books that I should like to read or re - read at leisure were the product of his love . Though they are so many , he was never a hack . When he wrote , it was in the ...
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WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
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| Title | Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and Magog |
| Author | Frank Swinnerton |
| Publisher | Hutchinson, 1952 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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