The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engi…

John Herschel
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The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented. ✨ John Herschel (2014). Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, p.15, Cambridge University Press
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