To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call — C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call — C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call — C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call — C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call — C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
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To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series - the plot, as we call it - is only really a new whereby to catch something else.

— C.S. Lewis, On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
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