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Page 161
It seemed to me that in the novel and in the short story perfection had been
sometimes achieved , and though I could scarcely hope to reach it , I had a notion
that in those mediums I could come nearer to it than I had any chance of doing in
the ...
It seemed to me that in the novel and in the short story perfection had been
sometimes achieved , and though I could scarcely hope to reach it , I had a notion
that in those mediums I could come nearer to it than I had any chance of doing in
the ...
Page 166
The novelist should turn to the historical novel towards the end of his career ,
when thought and the vicissitudes of his own life have brought him knowledge of
the world , and when , having for years explored the personalities of people
around ...
The novelist should turn to the historical novel towards the end of his career ,
when thought and the vicissitudes of his own life have brought him knowledge of
the world , and when , having for years explored the personalities of people
around ...
Page 216
They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in
which the characters delivered their views ... The novel was regarded as a
convenient pulpit for the dissemination of ideas and a good many novelists were
willing ...
They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in
which the characters delivered their views ... The novel was regarded as a
convenient pulpit for the dissemination of ideas and a good many novelists were
willing ...
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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