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... stories , of equal importance , that were enacted during a certain period in different circles . I took a larger number of persons than I had ever sought to ... story . xlv I have a notion that I was more slow [ 170 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... stories , of equal importance , that were enacted during a certain period in different circles . I took a larger number of persons than I had ever sought to ... story . xlv I have a notion that I was more slow [ 170 ] THE SUMMING UP.
Page 207
... stories for the magazines ; my agents pressed me to write humorously , but for this I had no aptitude ; I was grim , indignant or satirical . My efforts to satisfy editors and thus earn a little money rarely succeeded . The first story ...
... stories for the magazines ; my agents pressed me to write humorously , but for this I had no aptitude ; I was grim , indignant or satirical . My efforts to satisfy editors and thus earn a little money rarely succeeded . The first story ...
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... story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is only a hindrance to the intelligent author and a concession that he makes to the stupid demands of the public ...
... story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is only a hindrance to the intelligent author and a concession that he makes to the stupid demands of the public ...
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