The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 12Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller University Press, 1970 - English literature |
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... remarkable tour de force ; but it cannot claim to be , in almost any respect , a satisfactory biography . On the other hand , his Border Antiquities of England and Scotland ( 1817 ) exhibits some of his most characteristic qualities ...
... remarkable tour de force ; but it cannot claim to be , in almost any respect , a satisfactory biography . On the other hand , his Border Antiquities of England and Scotland ( 1817 ) exhibits some of his most characteristic qualities ...
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... remarkable genius . Through Wilson , De Quincey , now settled in Edinburgh , obtained his introduction to Blackwood , and it was as early as 7 January 1821 that he described himself , in a letter to the startled editor , as ' the Atlas ...
... remarkable genius . Through Wilson , De Quincey , now settled in Edinburgh , obtained his introduction to Blackwood , and it was as early as 7 January 1821 that he described himself , in a letter to the startled editor , as ' the Atlas ...
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... remarkable than the prose fragments in reproduction of his style . These first attempts at writing for newspapers were not accepted , which is hardly surprising . Lamb , meanwhile , was increasing his acquaintance . His lodgings in ...
... remarkable than the prose fragments in reproduction of his style . These first attempts at writing for newspapers were not accepted , which is hardly surprising . Lamb , meanwhile , was increasing his acquaintance . His lodgings in ...
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