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George Eliot

AT the present time the fame of George Eliot is under a cloud. Her deadly seriousness, her ever-conscious moral purpose, her daily tasks of intellectual discipline, are all......

Italy And Dalmatia

IT was Mr. Osbert Sitwell's discovery that excellent satirical effect could be obtained by treating natural and human scenery as bric-a-brac and museum pieces. He had the flair,......

American Labour Surveyed

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