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Page 166
... novel towards the end of his career , when thought and the vicissi- tudes of his own life have brought him knowledge of the world , and when , having for years explored the personalities of people around him , he has ac- quired an ...
... novel towards the end of his career , when thought and the vicissi- tudes of his own life have brought him knowledge of the world , and when , having for years explored the personalities of people around him , he has ac- quired an ...
Page 171
... novels with those that are written by young men now I cannot but see that theirs are vastly more accomplished . The ... novel as then it was difficult to write even a mediocre one . If one takes the trouble to look through the volumes ...
... novels with those that are written by young men now I cannot but see that theirs are vastly more accomplished . The ... novel as then it was difficult to write even a mediocre one . If one takes the trouble to look through the volumes ...
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... novel . But it is evident that while its vogue lasted it seemed much more sig- nificant and so offered a better subject of discourse than the novel of character or adventure . The intelligent critics , the more serious novel read- ers ...
... novel . But it is evident that while its vogue lasted it seemed much more sig- nificant and so offered a better subject of discourse than the novel of character or adventure . The intelligent critics , the more serious novel read- ers ...
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