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Page 281
... suppose if I belonged to the modern school of story writers , I should write it just as it is and leave it . It goes against the grain with me . I want a story to have form , and I don't see how you can give it that unless you can bring ...
... suppose if I belonged to the modern school of story writers , I should write it just as it is and leave it . It goes against the grain with me . I want a story to have form , and I don't see how you can give it that unless you can bring ...
Page 328
... suppose that class distinctions exist only in the upper and middle classes of society . In England the wife of the skilled artisan looks upon herself as a cut above the wife of the common labourer and will not consort with her . I know ...
... suppose that class distinctions exist only in the upper and middle classes of society . In England the wife of the skilled artisan looks upon herself as a cut above the wife of the common labourer and will not consort with her . I know ...
Page 354
... suppose few authors can help cher- ishing a secret hope that they will not be entirely forgotten the moment they die , and I have occasionally amused myself by weighing the chances I have of survival for a brief period . My best book is ...
... suppose few authors can help cher- ishing a secret hope that they will not be entirely forgotten the moment they die , and I have occasionally amused myself by weighing the chances I have of survival for a brief period . My best book is ...
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