Note 1 — Chapter XI · THE DRAMATIC QUALITIES IN A GOOD STORY
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As a matter of fact, it is often the later editorial additions to the simple old stories that have produced the cumbrous effect. When the original story is recovered, it lends itself much better to the purpose here discussed. Such a reorganization of the stories with a preservation of the biblical language has been made in Soares' Heroes of Israel (The University of Chicago Press), where also there is much illustrative material interpretative of the situations.