his epigrams; [1]

defective technique; [1]

his influence on subsequent novelists; [1], [2]

parodies of his style; [1], [2]

his sense of humour; [1], [2], [3], [4]

defects of his poetry; [1]

his retentive memory; [1]

his characters drawn from life; [1]

his treatment of peasant life; [1]

power of analysing character; [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]