Degrees Quote by Henry Seidel Canby

“The function of the Short Story is to be interesting, to convey vivid impressions, an therefore it must, to a degree, work with the evident and superficial thing” quote by Henry Seidel Canby — Download Open image

“The function of the Short Story is to be interesting, to convey vivid impressions, an therefore it must, to a degree, work with the evident and superficial thing”

Henry Seidel Canby

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