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In the most improbable fiction , the reader still desires some air of vraisemblance ,
and does not relish that the incidents of a tale familiar . to him should be altered
to suit the taste of critics , or the caprice of the author himself . This process of ...
In the most improbable fiction , the reader still desires some air of vraisemblance ,
and does not relish that the incidents of a tale familiar . to him should be altered
to suit the taste of critics , or the caprice of the author himself . This process of ...
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I must refer to a very early period of my life , were I to point out my first
achievements as a tale - teller - but I believe some of my old schoolfellows can
still bear witness that I had a distinguished character for that talent , at a time
when the ...
I must refer to a very early period of my life , were I to point out my first
achievements as a tale - teller - but I believe some of my old schoolfellows can
still bear witness that I had a distinguished character for that talent , at a time
when the ...
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tempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by being written in verse . But
yet , I may observe , that about this time ( now , alas ! thirty years since ) I had
nourished the ambitious desire of composing a tale of chivalry , which was to be
in ...
tempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by being written in verse . But
yet , I may observe , that about this time ( now , alas ! thirty years since ) I had
nourished the ambitious desire of composing a tale of chivalry , which was to be
in ...
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... of a people , who , living in a civilized age and country , retained so strong a
tincture of manners belonging to an early period of society , must afford a subject
favourable for romance , if it should not prove a curious tale marred in the telling .
... of a people , who , living in a civilized age and country , retained so strong a
tincture of manners belonging to an early period of society , must afford a subject
favourable for romance , if it should not prove a curious tale marred in the telling .
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... entitled « Queen - HooHall . , The scene of the tale was laid in the reign of
Henry VI , and the work was written to illustrate the manners , customs , and
language of the people of England during that period . The extensive
acquaintance which ...
... entitled « Queen - HooHall . , The scene of the tale was laid in the reign of
Henry VI , and the work was written to illustrate the manners , customs , and
language of the people of England during that period . The extensive
acquaintance which ...
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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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