Word: tales
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stock : Winter's Tale ; Data of Ethics ; Deschanel's Physics, Part IV., and Clouds of Aristophanes...
...stock : Winter's Tale ; Data of Ethics ; Deschanel's Physics, Part IV., and Clouds of Aristophanes...
While I have not by any means been a close student, still I have not been entirely idle. I have read a good deal in French, German and English literature, being a particular admirer of Dickens and Victor Hugo. The Tale of Two Cities and Les Miserables I have read each three times. Carlyle and Emerson, I regret to say, have not found in me so diligent a student. The newspapers and magazines I have always followed very carefully, especially in all articles on political topics and debates...
...exhibited a sensitive mind, an observant sight, and bright fancy. "Gunnar" and the "Idyls of Norway" are fresh and genuine expressions of his nature. His first play "Alpine Roses," which was presented last evening with marked success at the Madison Square Theatre, is built upon one of his pathetic tales, and the tale has been skillfully amplified for the purpose of the stage. Nothing could be simpler than the story of "Alpine Roses," although the intrigue which runs through the play is not so simple. (Here follows a short account of the plot). This play offers a charming contrast between...
Bulwer's first poem, "Ismael, an Oriental Tale," was written when he was a schoolboy of seventeen...