Word: tales
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Yesterday afternoon Mr. Copeland gave the last of his interesting and successful series of lectures and readings for the benefit of the Prospect Union. The selections from Dickens which he read were taken from "David Copperfield," "A Christmas Carol," and "A Tale of Two Cities." By special request, Mr. Copeland also read Kipling's "Christmas in India," and "The Absent-Minded Beggar...
...give the sixth and last of his series of lectures and readings in Sever 11 at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The reading will be from Dickens and will include the scene between David and Dora from "David Copperfield," "The Cratchit's Christmas Dinner," the last pages of "A Tale of Two Cities," and David Cabwber's separation from the Micawber. The first selection from "David Copperfield" will be the adaptation made by Dickens for his own reading...
...treated. The phrasing used is slightly precocious, but this--if anything--adds to the charm of the story. In style, "In the Study" is the equal of any story which has appeared in the Advocate this year. "Seven Hours," by M. Seasongood '00, is not a very clever tale. Its plot is weak, and the dialect which is sprinkled through it is hardly successful. In "The Hangers -On," by L. D. Humphrey, is seen that much over worked form of the short story,--the expanded daily theme...
...current number of the Saturday Evening Post, Mr. Charles Macomb Flandrau '95 contributes a story of Harvard entitled "Prince Protococoff and the Press Club." Although the plot is fantastical the author has worked it up with enough probability to be very amusing. The tale is preceded by a slight introduction which brings the reader into the spirit of Harvard life which the story depicts. Mr. Flandrau has admirably pictured the careless, fun-loving type of Harvard student...
Modern Language Conference. The Tale of Wade and Wade's Boat. Dr. A. C. Garrett. Warren House, 2d floor...