Architecture in English Fiction, Issue 83 |
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Page 134
... characters . A picture of the building is given either at the outset of the story or at the arrival of the characters , but it is a rare heroine who is content with what first meets the eye . The most artfully concealed trap - doors and ...
... characters . A picture of the building is given either at the outset of the story or at the arrival of the characters , but it is a rare heroine who is content with what first meets the eye . The most artfully concealed trap - doors and ...
Page 141
... characters longs to return to London because " these dismal old castles vapour me to death . " 86 A similar character in Mrs. Roche's Contrast refuses to look at " old stones and ricketty old walls " and says that " whenever I ...
... characters longs to return to London because " these dismal old castles vapour me to death . " 86 A similar character in Mrs. Roche's Contrast refuses to look at " old stones and ricketty old walls " and says that " whenever I ...
Page 166
... characters themselves . A duchess , in Louisa Stanhope's Striking Likenesses ( 1808 ) exclaims sardonically : " " Did the bat shriek from the clustering ivy ? " turning to Antonia , " or the owl flap her wings from the cloisters ...
... characters themselves . A duchess , in Louisa Stanhope's Striking Likenesses ( 1808 ) exclaims sardonically : " " Did the bat shriek from the clustering ivy ? " turning to Antonia , " or the owl flap her wings from the cloisters ...
Contents
The Use of Architecture in Fiction | 1 |
Castles Manors and Abbeys | 79 |
Temples Villas and Pavilions | 145 |
Copyright | |
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