anecdotic

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The anecdotic history of John Gabriel Borkman is even scantier than that of Little Eyolf.

From John Gabriel Borkman by Archer, William

"Comrades," the first play in the present volume, belongs to the same momentous creative period as "The Father" and "Countess Julie," although there is little anecdotic history attaching to this vigorous comedy.

From Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter by Oland, Warner

But as a novelist he does not seem to me to be of much importance, nor even as a tale-teller, except of the anecdotic kind.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

And as a writer of personal or anecdotic history, let the reader turn to Voltaire's 'Siècle de Louis Quatorze,' in order to appreciate his extraordinary merit.

From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)

Even anecdotic etymologies accepted by the most cautious modern authorities do not always inspire complete confidence.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest