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Page 46
... it one is forced back upon one's own character and talent ; but the explanation may also be that , as I said earlier , the associations and implications present in the writer's mind as he wrote have not been set down upon the words ...
... it one is forced back upon one's own character and talent ; but the explanation may also be that , as I said earlier , the associations and implications present in the writer's mind as he wrote have not been set down upon the words ...
Page 79
He has not the scholarly mind , and he has not the exhibitionist mind . He is an original . 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 .
He has not the scholarly mind , and he has not the exhibitionist mind . He is an original . 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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Because he is so conscious of this , the modern writer , even when he does not dredge the hidden mind or chase the stream of memory , has become tentative . He does his best to make glance and gesture reveal both character and mood ...
Because he is so conscious of this , the modern writer , even when he does not dredge the hidden mind or chase the stream of memory , has become tentative . He does his best to make glance and gesture reveal both character and mood ...
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Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? Page | 9 |
DICKENS AND THACKERAY AT CHRISTMAS | 15 |
MARY RUSSELL MITFORD | 21 |
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