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18 resources for “Conversation -- Fiction”

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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms, For The Embellishment Of Speech And Literature, And The Improvement Of The Vocabulary Of Those Persons Who Read, Write, And Speak English

Kleiser, Grenville, 1868-1953

Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases A Practical Handbook Of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, And Oratorical Terms...

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Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted from His Letters and Diaries, with Reminiscences of His Conversation by His Friend Christopher Carr of the Same College

Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925

Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted from His Letters and Diaries, with Reminiscences of His Conversation by His Frien...

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Persuasion

Jane Austen

Anne Elliot must reconsider a decision shaped by advice and social expectations. Attend to restrained conversations and small acts of attention, asking how...

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Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion Three Dialogues Between Himself and S. Augustine

Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374; Draper, William H., 1855-1933 [Translator]

Petrarch's Secret; or, the Soul's Conflict with Passion Three Dialogues Between Himself and S. Augustine — English source edition. Subject: Christian ficti...

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Read Chapter I of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The opening makes a confident claim about a wealthy unmarried man, then shifts attention towards the s...

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Talks on Talking

Kleiser, Grenville, 1868-1953

Talks on Talking — English source edition. Subject: Oratory.

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The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I.

Erasmus, Desiderius, 1469-1536; Johnson, E. (Edwin), 1842-1901 [Editor]; Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742 [Translator]

The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. — English source edition. Subject: Imaginary conversations.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

A portrait separates outward beauty from the visible effects of conduct. Read provocative conversations against the consequences of Dorian’s choices, disti...

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The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Read the opening of Chapter VII, stopping when Mary says she would like to see Martha’s cottage. The storm has cleared, and the moor now looks inviting. Co...

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The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

A traveller’s account of the distant future turns speculation into a test of social assumptions. Track how early interpretations change when more evidence...

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