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Page 25
... readers are likely to have been offended because I have used the word “
England ” oftener than “ Britain ” , as though the whole population dwelt in
London and the Home Counties and neither north nor west possessed a culture
of its own .
... readers are likely to have been offended because I have used the word “
England ” oftener than “ Britain ” , as though the whole population dwelt in
London and the Home Counties and neither north nor west possessed a culture
of its own .
Page 48
And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English
intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In
intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized . They take
their cookery ...
And underlying this is the really important fact about so many of the English
intelligentsia — their severance from the common culture of the country . In
intention , at any rate , the English intelligentsia are Europeanized . They take
their cookery ...
Page 125
But the sort of peace that Pétain , Laval & Co. have accepted can only be
purchased by deliberately wiping out the national culture . The Vichy government
will enjoy a spurious independence only on condition that it destroys the
distinctive ...
But the sort of peace that Pétain , Laval & Co. have accepted can only be
purchased by deliberately wiping out the national culture . The Vichy government
will enjoy a spurious independence only on condition that it destroys the
distinctive ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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