The ʻshaggy Dogʼ Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples) |
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... natural bonhomie And wrote Principles of Political Economy . ( Ibidem ) Passing to the medium of prose , I select three catch - stories , not because of merit , which , how- ever , they do possess , but because of their rele- vance ...
... natural bonhomie And wrote Principles of Political Economy . ( Ibidem ) Passing to the medium of prose , I select three catch - stories , not because of merit , which , how- ever , they do possess , but because of their rele- vance ...
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... mid - October 1952. Like many other ' shaggy dogs ' , although it can be told as a fairly short story it is usually rather long : and that rare creature the natural storyteller will , if he be 94 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
... mid - October 1952. Like many other ' shaggy dogs ' , although it can be told as a fairly short story it is usually rather long : and that rare creature the natural storyteller will , if he be 94 The ' Shaggy Dog ' Itself.
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... natural storyteller will , if he be in the mood , spin it out until it attains the dimen- sions of a full - dress short story . For me , it loses its flavour by being concise and its savour by being diffuse . I tell it , therefore , in ...
... natural storyteller will , if he be in the mood , spin it out until it attains the dimen- sions of a full - dress short story . For me , it loses its flavour by being concise and its savour by being diffuse . I tell it , therefore , in ...
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