Practical Modern English, Volume 3University of London Press, 1949 |
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... considered briefly . Among them is Christina Rossetti ( 1830-1894 ) , who was the younger sister of the poet - painter whose poems have already been discussed . She was born in London and educated at home . Her life was singularly quiet ...
... considered briefly . Among them is Christina Rossetti ( 1830-1894 ) , who was the younger sister of the poet - painter whose poems have already been discussed . She was born in London and educated at home . Her life was singularly quiet ...
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... considered as a most pessimistic writer , but perhaps it would be more correct to say that he was a fatalist and in his novels surveys the workings of fate chiefly in the persons of his women ; throughout his books we are aware of his ...
... considered as a most pessimistic writer , but perhaps it would be more correct to say that he was a fatalist and in his novels surveys the workings of fate chiefly in the persons of his women ; throughout his books we are aware of his ...
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... considered , at least in part , to be autobiographical . The hardships of the life he had been forced to lead obsessed him to such an extent that he believed that extreme poverty had a devastating effect on character . Consequently , in ...
... considered , at least in part , to be autobiographical . The hardships of the life he had been forced to lead obsessed him to such an extent that he believed that extreme poverty had a devastating effect on character . Consequently , in ...
Contents
THE LITERATURE OF THE ANGLOSAXONS | 9 |
THE NORMAN CONQUEST AND AFTER | 18 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER THE FATHER OF ENGLISH POETRY | 24 |
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