British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8Scribner, 1992 - 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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... never did , and as Ron- nie's children , by extension , never did . Ronnie's legacy of social ambiguity and the burden of all his lies are a theme throughout le Carré's novels . It intensifies le Carré's fury at the Establishment . We ...
... never did , and as Ron- nie's children , by extension , never did . Ronnie's legacy of social ambiguity and the burden of all his lies are a theme throughout le Carré's novels . It intensifies le Carré's fury at the Establishment . We ...
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... never married , and Hilary separated early from her husband . Hilary writes : It was never our particular intention . . . to live together , but it somehow turned out that from about 1938 right up until the time of her death in 1980 we ...
... never married , and Hilary separated early from her husband . Hilary writes : It was never our particular intention . . . to live together , but it somehow turned out that from about 1938 right up until the time of her death in 1980 we ...
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... Never Can Tell ( Coward ) , Supp . II : 141 You Never Can Tell ( Shaw ) , VI : 109 , 111– 112 " You praise the firm restraint with which they write " ( Campbell ) , IV : 320 " You that in love find luck and abundance " ( Wyatt ) , I ...
... Never Can Tell ( Coward ) , Supp . II : 141 You Never Can Tell ( Shaw ) , VI : 109 , 111– 112 " You praise the firm restraint with which they write " ( Campbell ) , IV : 320 " You that in love find luck and abundance " ( Wyatt ) , I ...
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JOHN ARDEN David Graver 22 | 22 |
MAX BEERBOHM Robert Viscusi | 43 |
BRENDAN BEHAN David Galef | 61 |
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