The difference between farce and humour in literature is, I suppose, that farce strums louder and louder on one string, while humour varies its note, changes its key, grows and spreads and deepens until it may indeed reach tragic depths.


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V. S. Pritchett Quotes

The difference between farce and humour in literature is, I suppose, that farce strums louder and louder on one string, while humour varies its note, ...

The difference between farce and humour in literature is, I suppose, that farce strums louder and louder on one string, while humour varies its note, ...

The difference between farce and humour in literature is, I suppose, that farce strums louder and louder on one string, while humour varies its note, ...

The difference between farce and humour in literature is, I suppose, that farce strums louder and louder on one string, while humour varies its note, ...