Dorothy Richardson is noted in literary history for which contribution to the stream of consciousness genre?
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Correct answer: The term was first applied to her Pilgrimage series by critic May Sinclair
In 1918, critic May Sinclair used the term 'stream of consciousness' to describe Richardson's multi-volume novel 'Pilgrimage'. This was the first time the psychological term was applied as a literary label.
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