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A Thesis Presented In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Bachelor Of Arts Degree In English, Aline Pepin

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In every period of history there are some characters which stand out very prominently for some great achievement, idea or movement. On some occasions one individual occupies this place of honor, as in the case of Napoleon after he so gallantly quelled the revolt in the city of Toulon during the Revolutionary War. Literature, like history, has its heroes who, with their pen, influenced the world. The nineteenth century produced a diversity of religious opinion and inquiry, colored by a delicacy of expression which was characteristic of the time.