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Page 114
... short noyels which had attracted a good deal of attention ; among them were those of John Oliver Hobbs . They were thought witty and audacious . They made the author's name and confirmed the prestige of the series . I wrote two short ...
... short noyels which had attracted a good deal of attention ; among them were those of John Oliver Hobbs . They were thought witty and audacious . They made the author's name and confirmed the prestige of the series . I wrote two short ...
Page 147
... short stories seriously when the better - class writers in England and America were delivered over to the influence of Chekhov . The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a ...
... short stories seriously when the better - class writers in England and America were delivered over to the influence of Chekhov . The literary world somewhat lacks balance , and when a fancy takes it , is apt to regard it not as a ...
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... short , I preferred to end my short stories with a full - stop rather than with a straggle of dots . It is this , I imagine , that has led to their being better appreciated in France than in England . Our great novels are shapeless and ...
... short , I preferred to end my short stories with a full - stop rather than with a straggle of dots . It is this , I imagine , that has led to their being better appreciated in France than in England . Our great novels are shapeless and ...
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