A novel is an impression, not an argument.

Thomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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Topic

Novels Literature Books

Author

Thomas Hardy

Source

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892, preface.

Current Citation

Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles, edited by Scott Elledge. W. W. Norton & Company, 1990, preface.

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What the Mediterranean Sea was to the Greeks, breaking the bond of custom, offering new experiences, calling out new institutions and activities, that, and more, the ever retreating frontier has been to the United States directly, and to the nations of Europe more remotely. And now, four centuries from the discovery of America, at the end of a hundred years of life under the Constitution, the frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history.

Frederick Jackson Turner

The Significance of the Frontier in American History

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American frontier

Author

Frederick Jackson Turner
Source
The Significance of the Frontier in American History
Medium
Essay
Genre
Historical literature
Language
English
Time
1893 1890s 19th century
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Citation

Turner, Frederick Jackson. "The Significance of the Frontier in American History." American Historical Association meeting. 1893, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, IL, USA.

Another quote about Books

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Power of literature Books

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. Any Number Can Play. The World Publishing Company, 1957.