The Reader's Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia of World Literature and the Arts, Volumes 1-4William Rose Benét |
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Page 469
... hero , heir to the Ellengowan estate , is kidnaped by a lawyer named Glossin , who secures the estate . Harry's sister Lucy , who is forced to leave her home , is hospitably entertained by Guy Mannering and his daughter Julia . The ...
... hero , heir to the Ellengowan estate , is kidnaped by a lawyer named Glossin , who secures the estate . Harry's sister Lucy , who is forced to leave her home , is hospitably entertained by Guy Mannering and his daughter Julia . The ...
Page 499
... hero , Hermann , son of a well - to - do German farmer , falls in love with one of a band of refugees from the ... hero and heroine are ED- WIN AND ANGELINA . It contains the well - known lines- Man wants but little here below , Nor ...
... hero , Hermann , son of a well - to - do German farmer , falls in love with one of a band of refugees from the ... hero and heroine are ED- WIN AND ANGELINA . It contains the well - known lines- Man wants but little here below , Nor ...
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... hero named Ro- derigo is the CID . Roderick Hudson . A novel by Henry JAMES ( 1876 ) . The titular hero is a talented young American sculptor who goes to study in Rome at the instance of a wealthy benefactor and be- comes gradually ...
... hero named Ro- derigo is the CID . Roderick Hudson . A novel by Henry JAMES ( 1876 ) . The titular hero is a talented young American sculptor who goes to study in Rome at the instance of a wealthy benefactor and be- comes gradually ...
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