The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the …

E. M. Forster
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The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define. ✨ E. M. Forster (2010). Aspects of the Novel, p.42, RosettaBooks
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The final test for a novel will be our affection for it, as it is the test of our friends, and of anything else which we cannot define. ✨ E. M. Forster (2010). Aspects of the Novel, p.42, RosettaBooks

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