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He resigned after five years , coming to hate the British in Burma ; and then for
about eight years he lived the life of a poor and unsuccessful young writer . His
first two novels , Burmese Days and A Clergyman ' s Daughter , were not
published ...
He resigned after five years , coming to hate the British in Burma ; and then for
about eight years he lived the life of a poor and unsuccessful young writer . His
first two novels , Burmese Days and A Clergyman ' s Daughter , were not
published ...
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To an increasing extent the rich and the poor read the same books , and they
also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the
differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of
cheap ...
To an increasing extent the rich and the poor read the same books , and they
also see the same films and listen to the same radio programmes . And the
differences in their way of life have been diminished by the mass - production of
cheap ...
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One ought not to pay any attention to Hitler ' s recent line of talk about being the
friend of the poor man , the enemy of plutocracy , etc . etc . Hitler ' s real self is in
Mein Kampf , and in his actions . He has never persecuted the rich , except when
...
One ought not to pay any attention to Hitler ' s recent line of talk about being the
friend of the poor man , the enemy of plutocracy , etc . etc . Hitler ' s real self is in
Mein Kampf , and in his actions . He has never persecuted the rich , except when
...
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User Review - the.ken.petersen - LibraryThingIt seems harsh to criticise George Orwell's optimism when he implies that socialism has become inevitable: he was writing in 1941, I thought so in 1980. Sadly, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher and ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius A Penguin book : Polit. science Volume 6327 of Penguin Books Penguin twentieth-century classics |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Editor | Bernard R. Crick |
| Contributor | Bernard R. Crick |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin Books, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0140063277, 9780140063271 |
| Length | 123 pages |
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