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Character Writings of the Seventeenth Century

by Henry Morley

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics376 chapters
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376 chapters
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About this book

Explore vivid portraits of human nature through concise sketches that reveal timeless vices and quirks, from dissimulation to stupidity, tracing the rich tradition of character writing that shaped 17th-century literature.

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Contents

376 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02STUPIDITY.
03A RUFFLER.
04A TRAVELLER.
05THE TRUE CRITIC.
06THE CHARACTER OF THE PERSONS.
07A GOOD WOMAN.
08A VERY WOMAN.
09HER NEXT PART.
10A DISSEMBLER
11A COURTIER,
12A GOLDEN ASS

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