Word: marner
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...country life to the wretchedness beneath. "The Mill on the Floss" and "Adam Bede", dealing with English life an with people whom the author knew, are analyzed clearly in Miss Haldane's book, and recommended as the best for the casual reader whose acquaince is limited to "Silas Marner...
...would go on to Part 2, question 7, on nineteenth century English authors and tell why Silas Marner never went to sea, and why his daughter Eppie really was not the salt of the earth, but I don't consider it worth while. I should also like to make a few remarks on Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd," but I might be tempted to make a pun. Meanwhile the dumb-looking youth next to me will be calling for his fifth blue book so that he can tell all of Gore Hall at dinner this noon how much...
...yesterday that if sentiment is in favor of such an innovation, the plan will be continued and will to a certain extent replace lectures. News-reels and features, such as "Kismet", "The Miracle Man", "The Submarine Eye", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", "The Last of the Mohicans", and "Silas Marner", if so desired, will be shown...