British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8Scribner, 1980 - 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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British Council Ian Scott-Kilvert. DANIEL DEFOE ( ca. 1660-1731 ) James Sutherland JONATHAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) A. Norman Jeffares. " A few days ago died Daniel Defoe , Snr , a person well known for his numerous writings . " These words ...
British Council Ian Scott-Kilvert. DANIEL DEFOE ( ca. 1660-1731 ) James Sutherland JONATHAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) A. Norman Jeffares. " A few days ago died Daniel Defoe , Snr , a person well known for his numerous writings . " These words ...
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... Daniel Defoe . And yet , more than any other of his books , it is a kind of daydream in which the author and his hero dissolve into one another . If Defoe had ever found himself alone on a desert island , he would undoubtedly have set ...
... Daniel Defoe . And yet , more than any other of his books , it is a kind of daydream in which the author and his hero dissolve into one another . If Defoe had ever found himself alone on a desert island , he would undoubtedly have set ...
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... 1975 ) ; M. Byrd , ed . , Daniel Defoe : A Collection of Critical Essays ( Englewood Cliffs , N. J. , 1976 ) ; P. Earle , The World of Defoe ( London , 1976 ) . LIFE JONATHAN SWIFT was born in Dublin on 30 Novem- 14 DANIEL DEFOE.
... 1975 ) ; M. Byrd , ed . , Daniel Defoe : A Collection of Critical Essays ( Englewood Cliffs , N. J. , 1976 ) ; P. Earle , The World of Defoe ( London , 1976 ) . LIFE JONATHAN SWIFT was born in Dublin on 30 Novem- 14 DANIEL DEFOE.
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