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... , which is generally considered the first melodrama . Although Holcroft was a fairly industrious writer , A Tale of Mystery is his major and almost sole contribution to the 307 hack writers who proceeded to turn out dozens of melo- ...
... , which is generally considered the first melodrama . Although Holcroft was a fairly industrious writer , A Tale of Mystery is his major and almost sole contribution to the 307 hack writers who proceeded to turn out dozens of melo- ...
Page 338
... writers included in this section . The writers in this section were generally unresourceful , repeating the same themes over and over again . These constituted the vast majority of writers , and their striking unoriginality was ...
... writers included in this section . The writers in this section were generally unresourceful , repeating the same themes over and over again . These constituted the vast majority of writers , and their striking unoriginality was ...
Page 409
... writers listed immediately above were well known theatrical individuals of the period . They developed their ... writers , however , remains to be discussed . This group may be called " serious " writers , although their efforts in many ...
... writers listed immediately above were well known theatrical individuals of the period . They developed their ... writers , however , remains to be discussed . This group may be called " serious " writers , although their efforts in many ...
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