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... that we are fighting a war, and a very peculiar kind of war, that may make this
possible. vi One of the most important developments in England during the past
twenty years has been the upward and downward extension of the middle class.
... that we are fighting a war, and a very peculiar kind of war, that may make this
possible. vi One of the most important developments in England during the past
twenty years has been the upward and downward extension of the middle class.
Page 42
A person who has grown up in a Council housing estate is likely to be — indeed,
visibly is — more middle class in outlook than a person who has grown up in a
slum. The effect of all this is a general softening of manners. It is enhanced by the
...
A person who has grown up in a Council housing estate is likely to be — indeed,
visibly is — more middle class in outlook than a person who has grown up in a
slum. The effect of all this is a general softening of manners. It is enhanced by the
...
Page 72
Only the intellectuals, the least useful section of the middle class, gravitated
towards the movement. A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve
anything would have started by facing several facts which to this day are
considered ...
Only the intellectuals, the least useful section of the middle class, gravitated
towards the movement. A Socialist Party which genuinely wished to achieve
anything would have started by facing several facts which to this day are
considered ...
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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Works, George Orwell [His works. Uniform edition], George Orwell |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker and Warburg, 1962 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 11 Feb 2011 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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