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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... wrote reviews for the superior journal the Acad- emy - two worlds once more . And he played tennis , took up the craze of cycling , painted watercolors , and was a good draftsman . Always , wrote his friend the artist Frederick Marriott ...
... wrote reviews for the superior journal the Acad- emy - two worlds once more . And he played tennis , took up the craze of cycling , painted watercolors , and was a good draftsman . Always , wrote his friend the artist Frederick Marriott ...
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... wrote books with such titles as The Human Machine ( 1908 ) and Mental Efficiency ( 1912 ) . In the latter he thus sternly harangued his mind : " You are nothing but a piece of machinery ; and obey me you shall . " His will , he thought ...
... wrote books with such titles as The Human Machine ( 1908 ) and Mental Efficiency ( 1912 ) . In the latter he thus sternly harangued his mind : " You are nothing but a piece of machinery ; and obey me you shall . " His will , he thought ...
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... wrote what is really a very early blueprint for the welfare state- " A complete actuarial scheme for insuring John Doe against all the vicissitudes of life . " Christopher Tietjens of Parade's End is modeled more or less closely upon ...
... wrote what is really a very early blueprint for the welfare state- " A complete actuarial scheme for insuring John Doe against all the vicissitudes of life . " Christopher Tietjens of Parade's End is modeled more or less closely upon ...
Contents
GEORGE MOORE A Norman Jeffares | 1 |
ARNOLD BENNETT Kenneth Young | 247 |
JOHN GALSWORTHY Margery M Morgan | 269 |
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