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Literary notes about h (AI summary)

Across literary works, the letter “h” appears in multifaceted ways, often functioning both as a technical marker and as a stylistic device. In many texts it is used to denote chapter or section headings—frequently appearing in constructions like “H2 anchor” to signal the start of a new division in the narrative (see [1], [2], [3], [4]). In other contexts, “h” serves as an abbreviation or part of a character’s expressive dialogue, lending an idiosyncratic tone, as when it punctuates hesitations or exclamations in character speech ([5], [6]). Additionally, the letter sometimes figures in indices or scholarly citations, thereby blending functional typography with literary ornamentation (as in [7], [8]). This varied employment—from marking structural breakpoints in historical texts to conveying nuanced meaning in creative passages—demonstrates how a single letter can bridge pragmatic formatting with rich literary expression.
  1. H2 anchor Chapter 35 Elizabeth awoke the next morning to the same thoughts and meditations which had at length closed her eyes.
    — from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  2. H2 anchor II.
    — from Meditations by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
  3. H2 anchor NOVEMBER 1662
    — from The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys
  4. H2 anchor Article IV H2 anchor Section 1.
    — from Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Alexis de Tocqueville
  5. “Aih-h-h!-late—and wee-e-e—moul” ( whiningly ).
    — from English Fairy Tales
  6. Ah—hhh!'
    — from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
  7. [20] J. D. Cattell and H. Canfield.
    — from History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
  8. Index: A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , Z Footnotes (etext transcriber's note)
    — from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross

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