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The Ethical Tendency of the English Novel by Helen M. Harney, 1897

The Ethical Tendency of the English Novel by Helen M. Harney, 1897, Page 23

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takes most men and women into a world so new to them that it has all the delight of a discovery and it is accepted as a protest against prevalent English and American Puritanism. The history of the deep and touching experience of Philip Christian in "The Manxman" translates with compelling power the baleful word Fate into the blessed word Providence. During the past few years, we have been overwhelmed by stories like Mrs. Ward's -- instinct with moral lessons - and the popularity of these novels is a marvel to those who believe that the idea of the novel is to amuse; still, the fact remains that these essentially purposive books, be they good, bad, or mediocre, have attained an enormous circulation in our won time, and have done so mainly on the strength of the purposes. 20.
 
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