The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 6
Page 17
So deep does this feeling go that for a hundred years past the officers of the
British Army , in peace - time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty .
One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade
...
So deep does this feeling go that for a hundred years past the officers of the
British Army , in peace - time , have always worn civilian clothes when off duty .
One rapid but fairly sure guide to the social atmosphere of a country is the parade
...
Page 18
There are , heaven knows , plenty of army officers who would be only too glad to
introduce some such thing . It is not used because the people in the street would
laugh . Beyond a certain point , military display is only possible in countries ...
There are , heaven knows , plenty of army officers who would be only too glad to
introduce some such thing . It is not used because the people in the street would
laugh . Beyond a certain point , military display is only possible in countries ...
Page 71
The suffocating stupidity of leftwing propaganda had frightened away whole
classes of necessary people , factory managers , airmen , naval officers , farmers
, white collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been ...
The suffocating stupidity of leftwing propaganda had frightened away whole
classes of necessary people , factory managers , airmen , naval officers , farmers
, white collar workers , shopkeepers , policemen . All of these people had been ...
What people are saying - Write a review
LibraryThing Review
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
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appeal army become beginning better bombing bring British capitalism certain civilization coloured comes common Communists culture danger defeated definitely democracy developed disaster Empire enemy England English equality Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting forces foreign German grasp hand happen Hitler houses human idea imperial important incomes India industry instance intellectuals interest Italy keep kind Labour land largely less living look majority mass mean ment merely middle class military million morale movement names Nazi nearly necessary never officers once Party past patriotism peace perhaps political poor position possible present privilege probably produce question reason revolutionary rich ruling ruling class side simply Socialism Socialist society stand thing true turn whole workers wrong
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius The Uniform Edition of George Orwell 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |