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" Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, .^creation, imagination, originality — a trait which, in the literature of fiction, is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in letters, is but... "
Education - Page 306
1920
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Pen and Ink: Papers on Subjects of More Or Less Importance

Brander Matthews - American essays - 1888 - 256 pages
...an artificer of goldsmith's work, and as adroit in its vending as was ever M. Josse, declared that "Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...of fiction is positively worth all the rest." But with the moral basis of Hawthorne's work, which had flowered in the crevices and crannies of New England...
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Pen and Ink: Papers on Subjects of More Or Less Importance

Brander Matthews - French language - 1888 - 258 pages
...declared that "Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation, imagination, originality,—a trait which in the literature of fiction is positively worth all the rest." But with the moral basis of Hawthorne's work, which had flowered in the crevices and crannies of New England...
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The Philosophy of the Short-story

Brander Matthews - Short stories - 1901 - 92 pages
...an artificer of goldsmith's-work and as adroit in its vending as was ever M. Josse, declared that " Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...of fiction is positively worth all the rest." But with the moral basis of Hawthorne's work, which had flowered in the crevices and crannies of New England...
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Literary criticisms

Edgar Allan Poe - 1902 - 560 pages
...can more honestly commend than these " Twice- Told Tales." As Americans, we feel proud of the book. Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in letters, is but imperfectly understood. The inventive...
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Library of Southern Literature: Biography

Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1909 - 508 pages
...critic can more honestly commend than these "TwiceTold Tales." As Americans we feel proud of the book. Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in letters, is but imperfectly understood. The inventive...
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Library of Southern Literature: Biography

Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1909 - 506 pages
...of the book. Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation, imagination, originality—a trait which, in the literature of fiction, is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in letters, is but imperfectly understood. The inventive...
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A Book of Short Stories

Stuart Pratt Sherman - Short stories - 1914 - 398 pages
...novel effects. Poe praises Hawthorne warmly on the ground that he possesses originality in high degree. "Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...literature of fiction, is positively worth all the rest. . . . The inventive or original mind as frequently displays itself in novelty of tone as in novelty...
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The Contemporary Short Story: A Practical Manual

Harry Torsey Baker - Authorship - 1916 - 296 pages
...THE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY THE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORY v CHAPTER I ORIGINALITY: KINDS AND METHODS Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...literature of fiction, is positively worth all the rest. . . . The inventive or original mind as frequently displays itself in novelty of tone as in novelty...
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Edgar Allan Poe: How to Know Him

Charles Alphonso Smith - Authors, American - 1921 - 370 pages
...— a trait which, in the literature of fiction, is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in...displays itself in novelty of tone as in novelty of manner. Mr. Hawthorne is original at all points. It would be a matter of some difficulty to designate...
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Edgar Allan Poe: How to Know Him

Charles Alphonso Smith - Authors, American - 1921 - 436 pages
...can more honestly commend than these "Twice-Told Tales." As Americans, we feel proud of the book. - Mr. Hawthorne's distinctive trait is invention, creation,...is positively worth all the rest. But the nature of originality, so far as regards its manifestation in letters, is but imperfectly understood. The inventive...
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