Poets and Story-tellers: A Book of Critical EssaysMacmillan, 1949 - 201 pages |
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Page 80
... reveal themselves . Fanny Burney seized her opportunity with avidity . In her hands , for the first time in the ... reveals the influence of Richardson . Though she did not see life as a whole dramatically , one drama did interest ...
... reveal themselves . Fanny Burney seized her opportunity with avidity . In her hands , for the first time in the ... reveals the influence of Richardson . Though she did not see life as a whole dramatically , one drama did interest ...
Page 93
... reveals her at her best and her worst . There is a peculiar charm exhaling from this first fresh sparkling gush of her talent . The Branghton scenes show her comedy at its brightest ; Evelina's relation to Orville reveals Fanny Burney's ...
... reveals her at her best and her worst . There is a peculiar charm exhaling from this first fresh sparkling gush of her talent . The Branghton scenes show her comedy at its brightest ; Evelina's relation to Orville reveals Fanny Burney's ...
Page 110
... reveals him as fundamentally . Indeed , it reveals his moral side more fundamentally . If you want to know about a man's talents you should see him in society , if you want to know about his temper you should see him at home . Nor is ...
... reveals him as fundamentally . Indeed , it reveals his moral side more fundamentally . If you want to know about a man's talents you should see him in society , if you want to know about his temper you should see him at home . Nor is ...
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