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By the same token, Jack Maggs ' triumphal march burnishes the literary moment to which its author lays proud claim, restoring the 19 th -century English novel, that much-maligned instrument of colonial oppression, to a well-deserved place in the sun.
Carey lays his trap by hewing close to Dickens in style and mood.
The paper lays much of the blame for this on the inadequacies of the D.C. medical examiner's office.
Finkelstein carefully sets forth Goldhagen's distortion and disregard of the secondary literature; Birn masterfully lays bare his gravely flawed use and interpretation of archival sources.
Mr. Clinton rewards Mr. Knight for his fund raising, Mr. Gore lays the groundwork for his anticipated presidential bid four years from now, and the companies, by hiring Mr. Knight, get the administration's ear."