Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years SinceJ.M. Dent. & Sons Limited, 1919 - 496 páginas |
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... manners and the " Queenhoo Hall " type of story , upon which he had already ( in supplying Strutt's unfinished book with a finishing chapter ) tried his hand . " It was to be , " he said , “ more a description of men than manners ...
... manners and the " Queenhoo Hall " type of story , upon which he had already ( in supplying Strutt's unfinished book with a finishing chapter ) tried his hand . " It was to be , " he said , “ more a description of men than manners ...
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... manner in which it was first told . But without altering , in the slightest degree , either the story or the mode of telling it , the Author has taken this opportunity to correct errors of the press and slips of the pen . That such ...
... manner in which it was first told . But without altering , in the slightest degree , either the story or the mode of telling it , the Author has taken this opportunity to correct errors of the press and slips of the pen . That such ...
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... manners of the middle ages did not possess the interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the opinion that a romance , founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale ...
... manners of the middle ages did not possess the interest which I had conceived ; and was led to form the opinion that a romance , founded on a Highland story , and more modern events , would have a better chance of popularity than a tale ...
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... manner in which he uniformly ex- pressed himself , I knew his opinion was entirely formed , and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation . I do not mean to insinuate that the incident did not happen , but ...
... manner in which he uniformly ex- pressed himself , I knew his opinion was entirely formed , and that any disclamations of mine would only have savoured of affectation . I do not mean to insinuate that the incident did not happen , but ...
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... manner in which he conducted his enquiries , displayed not only powers of accurate investigation , but a temper of mind de- serving to be employed on a subject of much greater impor- tance ; and I have no doubt made converts to his ...
... manner in which he conducted his enquiries , displayed not only powers of accurate investigation , but a temper of mind de- serving to be employed on a subject of much greater impor- tance ; and I have no doubt made converts to his ...
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