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‘English, The: – a dull people, incapable of comprehending the Scottish tongue

Posted on October 14, 2014 by mafalda

Both Gosse’s article (The Poetic Phase in Modern English Art) and Meredith’s Story (The Tale of Chloe) were published in The New Quarterly Magazine for July 1879. RLS’s book just reviewed was Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes. This letter is contemporary with … Continue reading →

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