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... and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author
had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work designed for mere
amusement must be expressed in language easily comprehended ; and when ,
as is ...
... and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author
had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work designed for mere
amusement must be expressed in language easily comprehended ; and when ,
as is ...
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Great anxiety was expressed to learn the name of the author , but on this no
authentic information could be attained . My original motive for publishing the
work anonymously , was the consciousness that it was xvi GENERAL PREFACE .
Great anxiety was expressed to learn the name of the author , but on this no
authentic information could be attained . My original motive for publishing the
work anonymously , was the consciousness that it was xvi GENERAL PREFACE .
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... hoped to impose upon Lord Byron in a case of the kind ; and from the manner
in which he uniformly expressed himself , I knew his opinion was entirely formed ,
and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation .
... hoped to impose upon Lord Byron in a case of the kind ; and from the manner
in which he uniformly expressed himself , I knew his opinion was entirely formed ,
and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation .
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In another part of the same volume , Lord Byron is reported to have expressed a
supposition that the cause of my not avowing myself the Author of Waverley may
have been some surmise that the reigning family would have been displeased ...
In another part of the same volume , Lord Byron is reported to have expressed a
supposition that the cause of my not avowing myself the Author of Waverley may
have been some surmise that the reigning family would have been displeased ...
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It may be mentioned , that while the paternity of these novels was from time to
time warmly disputed in Britain , the foreign booksellers expressed no hesitation
on the matter , but affixed my name to the whole of the novels , and to some
besides ...
It may be mentioned , that while the paternity of these novels was from time to
time warmly disputed in Britain , the foreign booksellers expressed no hesitation
on the matter , but affixed my name to the whole of the novels , and to some
besides ...
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| Título | Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Volumen 1 Waverley, Or, 'tis Sixty Years Since: In Three Volumes, Walter Scott |
| Autor | Walter Scott |
| Editor | Galignani, 1830 |
| Procedencia del original | Biblioteca Estatal de Baviera |
| Digitalizado | 19 Sep 2011 |
| N.º de páginas | 258 páginas |
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