Category: British Literature
JEROME gives us very good specimens of the ordinary language of the Victorian era. His style is not surprisingly original, but he shows a remarkable talent in rendering with perfect accuracy the characteristic talk of different classes of society. The persons he introduces to...
JEROME gives us very good specimens of the ordinary language of the Victorian era. His style is not surprisingly original, but he shows a remarkable talent in rendering with per...
2. Part 2Constructions with _To be_ and _the Present Participle_ are used colloquially, with the intention of vividness, in many cases where there is no particular reason to stress the f...
3. Part 3_Fake_ (originally thieves’ cant?) is a proceeding or an affair of any kind irrespective of morals or legality. In America: _a swindler_. As verb: to do anything, to fabricate,...
4. Part 4The academical degree of doctor brings with it so many practical advantages in Sweden that it is widely sought by the more gifted and ambitious students of Swedish Universities...