This book is dedicated to the memory of
Kathleen Marguerite Lea 1903-1995

Fellow and Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, 1936-1971,
and Vice Principal, 1947-1971.

One of those who cast light on our path.

"And let us only be furious / With things that are spurious" ( K.M.L.)

Second Printing, 1997

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Doody, Margaret Anne.
The true story of the novel / by Margaret Anne Doody.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8135-2168-8

1. Fiction-Technique. 2. Fiction--History and criticism.
I. Title.

PN3355.D66 1996

809.3-dc20 94-39574

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Copyright © 1996 by Margaret Anne Doody

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