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    My Contemporaries In Fiction
    My Contemporaries In Fiction
    My Contemporaries In Fiction
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    My Contemporaries In Fiction

    By David Christie Murray

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    My Contemporaries In Fiction by David Christie Murray is a collection of essays on the authors and literary trends of the late 19th century. Murray discusses the works of his contemporaries, including Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, and George Meredith. He also shares his opinions on the state of literature in his time and the role of the author in society.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 9, 2019
    ISBN4064066240868
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