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... story rather than " observations " upon it . Both Boyer ( 1699 ) and Bailey ( 1721 ) define novel as " an ingenious story of a pleasant intrigue . " By using the memoir form in England , Defoe was able to exploit the expectation of ...
... story rather than " observations " upon it . Both Boyer ( 1699 ) and Bailey ( 1721 ) define novel as " an ingenious story of a pleasant intrigue . " By using the memoir form in England , Defoe was able to exploit the expectation of ...
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... story ; the exiled prince tells Crusoe part of his life story ; Singleton finds a naked , sun - blotched white man in Africa , and they hear his " history . " More often than not , a comparison of these anecdotes with the protagonist's ...
... story ; the exiled prince tells Crusoe part of his life story ; Singleton finds a naked , sun - blotched white man in Africa , and they hear his " history . " More often than not , a comparison of these anecdotes with the protagonist's ...
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... stories that often begin , " This reminds me of a certain Story . . . . " The last things Defoe wrote , discourses on education and trade , are full of extended stories complete with setting and dialogue , and even his short 1728 piece ...
... stories that often begin , " This reminds me of a certain Story . . . . " The last things Defoe wrote , discourses on education and trade , are full of extended stories complete with setting and dialogue , and even his short 1728 piece ...
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