Life in English Literature: An Introduction for Beginners, Volumes 1-3Methuen, 1949 - 535 pages |
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Page 12
... story of our own choosing . Why do we read stories ? What interests us in them ? Presumably , it is the way in which the story is worked out , and it is the characters : what they do , how they feel , and what they think . Their actions ...
... story of our own choosing . Why do we read stories ? What interests us in them ? Presumably , it is the way in which the story is worked out , and it is the characters : what they do , how they feel , and what they think . Their actions ...
Page 17
... stories ; and the teller of the story which is judged the best shall be given a feast at the others ' expense , when they return to the Tabard . This thread connects the various stories , making them into a single work . The company ...
... stories ; and the teller of the story which is judged the best shall be given a feast at the others ' expense , when they return to the Tabard . This thread connects the various stories , making them into a single work . The company ...
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... story - telling . It is to the real Chaucer's powers of story - telling , though , that we owe the Host himself and the Pilgrims and all the Canterbury Tales , which are some of the best stories in English Literature . Chaucer may have ...
... story - telling . It is to the real Chaucer's powers of story - telling , though , that we owe the Host himself and the Pilgrims and all the Canterbury Tales , which are some of the best stories in English Literature . Chaucer may have ...
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