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... critics to have been a landmark in English literature . Whether it is all of that or not , it remains to this day a lively picture of the manners and morals of town and country life in England at that time ( circa 1750 ) and has the ...
... critics to have been a landmark in English literature . Whether it is all of that or not , it remains to this day a lively picture of the manners and morals of town and country life in England at that time ( circa 1750 ) and has the ...
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... critics still insist is the best of all her nu- merous works . However , the general vote of the reading public seems to be for The Mill on the Floss and if I could have only one book by George Eliot , that would be my choice . I must ...
... critics still insist is the best of all her nu- merous works . However , the general vote of the reading public seems to be for The Mill on the Floss and if I could have only one book by George Eliot , that would be my choice . I must ...
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... critics who insist curtly that all of Barrie's stories and plays are fairy tales for bright children or retarded grown - ups , and possibly they are right . Despite this judgment , I confess an ancient fondness - perhaps weakness is the ...
... critics who insist curtly that all of Barrie's stories and plays are fairy tales for bright children or retarded grown - ups , and possibly they are right . Despite this judgment , I confess an ancient fondness - perhaps weakness is the ...
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