Shrewd Observation and Mischief in Miss Braddon
A critical reading of Miss Braddon's work highlights Beatrix Harefield’s scheming circle, especially Mrs Dulcimer and her paradoxical bishop husband, as they push matches that ruin lives. The dialogue contrasts charity with active benevolence and exposes religious debate through Cyril and Emmanuel, critiquing Calvinist pessimism and endorsing Christ’s compassionate Christianity.
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Miss Braddon
Mrs. Dulcimer
Clement
Kenrick
Selina
Beatrix Harefield
Bishop Berkeley
Bermudas
Scratchell
Bella
Beatrix
Shelley
Queen Mab
Cyril
Emmanuel
Church of England
Job
David
Dickens Dictionary Offers Insight Into Dickens Humor
A review praises the Dickens Dictionary as a practical reference that crystallizes Dickens characters and incidents. It notes Dickens's realism in humor, his episodic tendencies, and the dictionary’s helpful alphabetic character list and principal incidents outline for readers and students.
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Jarndyce
Dickens
America
Charles Dickens
Spelling Reform in Education and Phonetics Compared
The piece compares J. H. Grapstons and Henry Sweet works on spelling reform and phonetics. It notes Sweet provides a scientific philology approach based on speech organs and sounds, while Gladstone addresses reform with practical aims as a popular demand.
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J. H. Grapstons
F.K.S
London
Macmillan and Co
Henry Sweet
Oxford
Clarendon Press
Sweet
Gladstone
The
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Switzerland
Two Cities
Marshalsea
Pickwick
Sam Weller
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