English Literature / Unit 15 ENL 1447 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Common Errors About Victorian Fiction
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The idea
Four errors recur. George Eliot was a woman, Mary Ann Evans. The Brontës first published under men's names, Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. Jekyll and Hyde are one person, not two. And Pygmalion and Kim both date from after Victoria's death in nineteen-oh-one.
In practice
Four common corrections.
Where people slip
Always check the pen name.
Your place on the trail
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Unlocks
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