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Page 86
... novels of George Meredith one after the other . I thought them wonderful ; but not so wonder- ful as even to myself I ... novel of Meredith's , Evan Harrington for instance , and decide that its insin- cerity is exasperating , its ...
... novels of George Meredith one after the other . I thought them wonderful ; but not so wonder- ful as even to myself I ... novel of Meredith's , Evan Harrington for instance , and decide that its insin- cerity is exasperating , its ...
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 211
... novel you are no longer held . The moral is that you must have the courage to throw your facts overboard if they fail to comply with the logic of your character . I do not know how Stendhal could have ended his novel ; but I think it ...
... novel you are no longer held . The moral is that you must have the courage to throw your facts overboard if they fail to comply with the logic of your character . I do not know how Stendhal could have ended his novel ; but I think it ...
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