Grant in Fiction
An unflattering fictional portrait of Grant appears in Patrick O'Brian's novel Desolation Island, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series.
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“O Spirit,
spark by spark,
you instil fire
through the sight
to hearts you attack
you grant rare happiness!”
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“The purpose of a work of fiction is to appeal to the lingering after-effects in the reader’s mind as differing from, say, the purpose of oratory or philosophy which respectively leave people in a fighting or thoughtful mood.”
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