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critic Edwin Clark praised the novel lavishly, saying "This romance has the gaudiness and flair of the Elizabethans. It has the exuberance of great appetites and vigorous living. It transcends all ordinary life. It burns with the wonder and awe of excess." But Clark also noted that Eddison "is
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398:Lord Corund
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176:Norse sagas
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1551:Faded Page
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1258:On Stories
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643:Characters
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998:In 1983,
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