The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 - English literature |
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pages of Froissart ; he should even be a reader of romances ; for romance is a truer picture of ancient manners , than the most elaborate modern compilation can afford . The character of Rhodolph , under Mr. C.'s management ...
pages of Froissart ; he should even be a reader of romances ; for romance is a truer picture of ancient manners , than the most elaborate modern compilation can afford . The character of Rhodolph , under Mr. C.'s management ...
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... of his own ideas and sensations , than to provide wholesome instruction or agreeable entertainment for his reader . ... kind of self - satisfaction which it is unfortunate for an author that he cannot always convey to his readers .
... of his own ideas and sensations , than to provide wholesome instruction or agreeable entertainment for his reader . ... kind of self - satisfaction which it is unfortunate for an author that he cannot always convey to his readers .
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of no novel that so forcibly arrests , and so unceasingly keeps up the attention of the reader , as the one we have just mentioned . We know of no hero of a fictitious , and we may add , improbable tale , in whose dangers and ...
of no novel that so forcibly arrests , and so unceasingly keeps up the attention of the reader , as the one we have just mentioned . We know of no hero of a fictitious , and we may add , improbable tale , in whose dangers and ...
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| Title | The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature English literary periodicals |
| Contributor | Tobias Smollett |
| Publisher | W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jul 24, 2007 |
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