The Cambridge History of English Literature: The age of Johnson. 1921Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller The University Press, 1952 - English literature |
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... Walpole as a man has left him with scarcely a rag of character . The charges brought against him are , however , so ... Walpole's career in its many aspects , exhibiting him as a man of quality , a brilliant wit , both in conversation ...
... Walpole as a man has left him with scarcely a rag of character . The charges brought against him are , however , so ... Walpole's career in its many aspects , exhibiting him as a man of quality , a brilliant wit , both in conversation ...
Page 254
... Walpole's book has prevented the publication of a complete and trustworthy history of English painting . Walpole's next works were The Castle of Otranto ( 1764—5 ) and The Mysterious Mother ( 1768 ) . Byron affirmed that Walpole was ...
... Walpole's book has prevented the publication of a complete and trustworthy history of English painting . Walpole's next works were The Castle of Otranto ( 1764—5 ) and The Mysterious Mother ( 1768 ) . Byron affirmed that Walpole was ...
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... Walpole greatly admired his book3 , which passed through several editions and was translated into French , German ... Walpole's Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of Richard III ( 1768 ) is an attempt to show that Richard was probably ...
... Walpole greatly admired his book3 , which passed through several editions and was translated into French , German ... Walpole's Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of Richard III ( 1768 ) is an attempt to show that Richard was probably ...
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Richardson page | 1 |
Fielding and Smollett | 20 |
Sterne and the Novel of his Times | 46 |
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