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Page 74
... success on stage caused him to set aside painting and become an actor . After play- ing in the provinces , he made his debut at the Comédie - Française on Dec. 21 , 1750 , as Achilles in Racine's Iphigénie . Bellecour es- tablished his ...
... success on stage caused him to set aside painting and become an actor . After play- ing in the provinces , he made his debut at the Comédie - Française on Dec. 21 , 1750 , as Achilles in Racine's Iphigénie . Bellecour es- tablished his ...
Page 198
... success , Love in a Village ( 1762 ) , was followed by many oth- ers , including The Maid of the Mill ( based on Samuel Richardson's Pamela ) , The Padlock , and The Hypocrite . A frank plagiarist , he de- pended for his success on his ...
... success , Love in a Village ( 1762 ) , was followed by many oth- ers , including The Maid of the Mill ( based on Samuel Richardson's Pamela ) , The Padlock , and The Hypocrite . A frank plagiarist , he de- pended for his success on his ...
Page 914
... success- ful short - story collection Will You Please Be Quiet , Please ? ( 1976 ) established his reputa- tion . Despite his success , Carver began drinking heavily in 1967 and was repeatedly hospi- talized for alcoholism in the 1970s ...
... success- ful short - story collection Will You Please Be Quiet , Please ? ( 1976 ) established his reputa- tion . Despite his success , Carver began drinking heavily in 1967 and was repeatedly hospi- talized for alcoholism in the 1970s ...
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Europe Beckford returned to England where | 239 |
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 297 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 518 |
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