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according to the books and will in no circumstances take a money bribe , is one of the symbolic figures of England . He is a symbol of the strange mixture of reality and illusion , democracy and privilege , humbug and decency ...
according to the books and will in no circumstances take a money bribe , is one of the symbolic figures of England . He is a symbol of the strange mixture of reality and illusion , democracy and privilege , humbug and decency ...
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The oldstyle proletarian ” -collarless , unshaven and with muscles warped by heavy labour -still exists , but he is constantly decreasing in numbers ; he only predominates in the heavy - industry areas of the north of England .
The oldstyle proletarian ” -collarless , unshaven and with muscles warped by heavy labour -still exists , but he is constantly decreasing in numbers ; he only predominates in the heavy - industry areas of the north of England .
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Nor need we fear that as the pattern changes life in England will lose its peculiar flavour . The new red cities of Greater London are crude enough , but these things are only the rash that accompanies a change .
Nor need we fear that as the pattern changes life in England will lose its peculiar flavour . The new red cities of Greater London are crude enough , but these things are only the rash that accompanies a change .
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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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| Title | The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius Issue 1 of Searchlight books |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Secker & Warburg, 1941 |
| Length | 126 pages |
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