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The Story of Stephen Compton " by J. E. Patterson is a novel with a won- derfully good beginning . The first five or six chapters are done with a firm hand , a steady eye and a sure sense of values . Stephen , poor little sturdy lad ...
The Story of Stephen Compton " by J. E. Patterson is a novel with a won- derfully good beginning . The first five or six chapters are done with a firm hand , a steady eye and a sure sense of values . Stephen , poor little sturdy lad ...
Page 509
In " Jerusalem " part only of the story takes place in Sweden . These two books lack in consequence the peculiar charm of atmosphere which pervades " Gösta Berling , " " From a Swedish Homestead , " and " The Girl from the Marsh Croft .
In " Jerusalem " part only of the story takes place in Sweden . These two books lack in consequence the peculiar charm of atmosphere which pervades " Gösta Berling , " " From a Swedish Homestead , " and " The Girl from the Marsh Croft .
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Take at random the story of Clever Grethel , the greedy vain cook , who hoodwinked both master and guest and ate up the two roast fowls herself . The correct moralist will be shocked at the triumph of craft and greed over hospitality ...
Take at random the story of Clever Grethel , the greedy vain cook , who hoodwinked both master and guest and ate up the two roast fowls herself . The correct moralist will be shocked at the triumph of craft and greed over hospitality ...
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