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… D.Sc, M.A. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Two volumes. $12.00. Fifty-five years ago John … than of English kings; it gathered on to one canvas the medieval town, abbey, and university, the serf, the craftsman, … it was their mind, soul, and body, their dreams, their ideals, their greatness and littleness, their reaction to their …
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… This, I thought, was not only terrific satire, but fine comedy as well. Yet when I recently read the passage again, … such different chords at once is not only high art, it’s also the essence of Carol Shields’ writing—the iridescent, … set, skimming giddily across the River Styx. Carol Shields died on July 16, 2003, at her home in Victoria, British …
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