Literary EssaysA companion volume to Biographical Essays, this collection of twenty-five pieces includes two of Strachey's finest critical essays, "Shakespeare's Final Period" and "English Letter Writers." Index. |
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Page 120
... Fanny Burney of the novels and the Madame D'Arblay of the Diary has each her separate claim to a literary distinction , and memorial beyond the grave . Though Camilla has long since faded from the circulating libraries , though Colonel ...
... Fanny Burney of the novels and the Madame D'Arblay of the Diary has each her separate claim to a literary distinction , and memorial beyond the grave . Though Camilla has long since faded from the circulating libraries , though Colonel ...
Page 123
... Fanny Burney . ' You have , ' Burke wrote to her , ' crowded into a few small volumes an incredible variety of characters ; most of them well planned , well supported , and well contrasted with each other ' ; and it is obvious that by ...
... Fanny Burney . ' You have , ' Burke wrote to her , ' crowded into a few small volumes an incredible variety of characters ; most of them well planned , well supported , and well contrasted with each other ' ; and it is obvious that by ...
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... Fanny Burney , is a case in point . Every one has heard of Fanny Burney's novels , and Evelina is still widely read . Yet it is impossible to doubt that , so far as quality alone is concerned , Evelina deserves to be ranked considerably ...
... Fanny Burney , is a case in point . Every one has heard of Fanny Burney's novels , and Evelina is still widely read . Yet it is impossible to doubt that , so far as quality alone is concerned , Evelina deserves to be ranked considerably ...
Contents
SHAKESPEARES FINAL PERIOD The Independent | 1 |
WORDS AND POETRY The Hogarth Press 1928 | 16 |
OTHELLO CHARACTERS AND COMMENTARIES | 24 |
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