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Greville Fane. Less a story than a great sketch of a wretched writer who churns out potboilers. James is savage here, the entire thumbnail of this woman is practically composed entirely of very clever biting aphorisms.
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Apr 15, 2026 10:41AM
The Lesson of The Master is revealing itself in fits and starts. I’m anxious about the writer Paul Overt who is in love with Miss Fancourt, a precocious and beautiful young lady who has a sharp intellect and perspicacity. But she is spending a lot of private with Mr. St. George an older married writer whom Paul deeply admires. Are they having an affair? Or is it as friendly and engaging a friendship as Paul seems to be having with her? Exasperating!
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A lot of private “time”, I meant to write.
