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... American Literature / An Historical Sketch , 1620-1880 . Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black , pp . 434-46 . Harte is not a great writer ; he has written too much and tends to be repetitious . He is incapable of writing long or complex ...
... American Literature / An Historical Sketch , 1620-1880 . Edinburgh : Adam and Charles Black , pp . 434-46 . Harte is not a great writer ; he has written too much and tends to be repetitious . He is incapable of writing long or complex ...
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