Word: tales
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...following are the required readings on Swift in English A: "The Battle of the Books," "The tale of the Tub" (omitting preface and conclusion) and the "Argument against abolishing Christianity...
...meeting of the Conference Francaise last evening two new members were initiated: Mr. H. Hapgood, '92, read a story of Nantasket, and Mr. G. H. Scudder, '92, an amusing Cambridge tale. Professor Cohn then read the comedy "Le Voyage in Dieppe," by Wafflard and Fulgence, which the society is to bring out this spring. The time of the play is supposed to be in the beginning of this century, before the day of railroads, and the plot turns on the misadventures of an old Paris bourgeois, who, with his wife and daughter, starts on a trip to Dieppe...
...Tale of Three Wise Men," is a curious little story. It is interesting mostly for its quaint style which is consistently sustained from beginning to end, a subtle vein of humor pervades the whole, and adds a good deal to the tale...
...best poem that America has produced for many years. The most striking characteristic of this work is the beauty of the diction, especially in the lines descriptive of the gradual decay of the old castle and of the break of day. The author never lacks for picturesque phrases. The tale is placed in the Elizabethan are and, as hinted in the preface, the method of the author is obviously influenced by his study of the poets and dramatists of that period. The poem is published in most attractive form, both printing and biading being very artistic...
...Story of Delphine" is an interesting Mexican tale. The idea, although not original, is well brought out, and the "picture of that quick Spanish flame" is well drawn...