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Old 04-23-2010, 05:05 PM   #120
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
I agree, "The French Lieutenant's Woman" is a modern classic.
Although I think Fowles is more the heir of Thomas Hardy myself; "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" for example.
Oh, what a nice thing. That is what I was looking for, something written with sensibility and attention for details. Rich in feelings, without ... That is why I was thinking of Anioshca Karenina. Stumbled upon Ibsen...

Please, do find something like that in the English literature and not so pessimistic and depressing or childish so that we all can have a real good time reading and discussing.

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