British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8Scribner, 1979 - 400 pages This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader withtheir distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background. |
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... Forster was elected to the eminent Cambridge debating soci- ety known as the Apostles ( at some of whose meet- ings homosexuality was freely discussed ) . It was to Meredith ( " H.O.M. " ) that Forster dedicated A Room with a View , the ...
... Forster was elected to the eminent Cambridge debating soci- ety known as the Apostles ( at some of whose meet- ings homosexuality was freely discussed ) . It was to Meredith ( " H.O.M. " ) that Forster dedicated A Room with a View , the ...
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... Forster himself had heard in Italy ) . Music always plays a significant part in Forster's novels , and this scene is particularly rich . While for Harriet the opera is " culture , " demanding a reverent silence , for the Italians it is ...
... Forster himself had heard in Italy ) . Music always plays a significant part in Forster's novels , and this scene is particularly rich . While for Harriet the opera is " culture , " demanding a reverent silence , for the Italians it is ...
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... Forster ; G. Beith , ed . , Edward Carpenter : In Ap- preciation ( London , 1931 ) , includes " Some Memories " by Forster , pp . 74-81 ; A. W. Lawrence , ed . , T. E. Lawrence by His Friends ( London , 1937 ) , includes section by ...
... Forster ; G. Beith , ed . , Edward Carpenter : In Ap- preciation ( London , 1931 ) , includes " Some Memories " by Forster , pp . 74-81 ; A. W. Lawrence , ed . , T. E. Lawrence by His Friends ( London , 1937 ) , includes section by ...
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GEORGE MOORE A Norman Jeffares | 1 |
ARNOLD BENNETT Kenneth Young | 247 |
JOHN GALSWORTHY Margery M Morgan | 269 |
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