History of Prose Fiction, Volume 1G. Bell and sons, 1888 - Fiction |
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... gives to mankind what history denies , and , in some measure , satisfies the mind with shadows when it cannot enjoy the substance : For , upon a narrow inspection , Fiction strongly shows that a greater variety of things , a more ...
... gives to mankind what history denies , and , in some measure , satisfies the mind with shadows when it cannot enjoy the substance : For , upon a narrow inspection , Fiction strongly shows that a greater variety of things , a more ...
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... give such a sketch as may enable the reader to form some idea of the nature and merit of the works themselves , and of the transmission of fable from one age and country to another . EDINBURGH , 10th Feb. , 1816 . HISTORY OF FICTION ...
... give such a sketch as may enable the reader to form some idea of the nature and merit of the works themselves , and of the transmission of fable from one age and country to another . EDINBURGH , 10th Feb. , 1816 . HISTORY OF FICTION ...
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... give a very meagre account , as the works themselves have perished , and our knowledge of them is chiefly derived from the summary which is contained in the Bibliotheca of Photius . Some years after the composition of the fictitious ...
... give a very meagre account , as the works themselves have perished , and our knowledge of them is chiefly derived from the summary which is contained in the Bibliotheca of Photius . Some years after the composition of the fictitious ...
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... give an account of the travels of his master , and the mystical learning he acquired among the Egyptians and ... gives as the first half of the third century . ( Gr . Rom . p . 252. ) The long series of adventures in the Romance ...
... give an account of the travels of his master , and the mystical learning he acquired among the Egyptians and ... gives as the first half of the third century . ( Gr . Rom . p . 252. ) The long series of adventures in the Romance ...
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... give them the appearance of reality , it cannot perhaps be properly admitted into the number of romances . A considerable portion of the Metamorphoses of Lucius were abridged and transferred by Lucian into his Ass , to which he also ...
... give them the appearance of reality , it cannot perhaps be properly admitted into the number of romances . A considerable portion of the Metamorphoses of Lucius were abridged and transferred by Lucian into his Ass , to which he also ...
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