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... novel , left incomplete at his death . Written when Hook was suffering handicaps of physical infirmity and of financial worry , it is one of his weakest novels . It did not , of course , undergo revision . Hook , who was in the habit of ...
... novel , left incomplete at his death . Written when Hook was suffering handicaps of physical infirmity and of financial worry , it is one of his weakest novels . It did not , of course , undergo revision . Hook , who was in the habit of ...
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... novel , Cecil , he said to Mrs. Procter : " How I wish I had written it , not for the book's sake , but for the filthy money , which I love better than fame . The fact is , I am about a wonderful romance , and I long for the day when ...
... novel , Cecil , he said to Mrs. Procter : " How I wish I had written it , not for the book's sake , but for the filthy money , which I love better than fame . The fact is , I am about a wonderful romance , and I long for the day when ...
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... novel , Barham had " the sophisticated purpose of writing a book to be taken seriously or humorously according to ... Novel in Motley : A History of the Burlesque Novel in English , p . 191 . hangman's platform a rider comes dashing into ...
... novel , Barham had " the sophisticated purpose of writing a book to be taken seriously or humorously according to ... Novel in Motley : A History of the Burlesque Novel in English , p . 191 . hangman's platform a rider comes dashing into ...
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