Macy, John Albert, 1877-1932 · New York : Baker & Taylor · leaf 54
ression is not a separable shell in which thestuff is contained like a kernel. The manner is inthe substance. Yet there is a charm of words feltfor itself which seems to lie above and aroimd.thething conveyed. In other books Thackeray loses hisplot, and sometimes apparently forgets his… … THACKERAY The Readins; of Fiction t5 and in addition every page is a delight to the ear,then literary excellence is complete. Here, united in one book, are the elements offiction—plot, character, description and style. Andfrom these elements, however blended, there resultsa total value, the measure…
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