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... fact that we call our islands by no less than six different names , England , Britain , Great Britain , the British Isles , the United Kingdom and , in very exalted moments , Albion . Even the differences between north and south England ...
... fact that we call our islands by no less than six different names , England , Britain , Great Britain , the British Isles , the United Kingdom and , in very exalted moments , Albion . Even the differences between north and south England ...
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... 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 from Paris and their opinions ...
... 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 from Paris and their opinions ...
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... fact that it got them no followers . Nor did any strong native Fascist move- ment grow up . Material conditions were not bad enough , and no leader who could be taken seriously was forthcoming . One would have had to look a long time to ...
... fact that it got them no followers . Nor did any strong native Fascist move- ment grow up . Material conditions were not bad enough , and no leader who could be taken seriously was forthcoming . One would have had to look a long time to ...
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army Blimps bombing planes Britain British ruling class BURMESE DAYS capitalism capitalist Chamberlain civilization coloured common Communists conquered culture CYRIL CONNOLLY danger defeat democracy destroyed disaster enemy England English Genius English Socialist Europe European exist face fact Fascism feel fighting foreign GEORGE ORWELL German gloomy Sundays grasp happen Hitler HOMAGE TO CATALONIA human hypocrisy idea imperial incomes India industry intellectuals intelligentsia Italians kind Labour Party left-wing less living London Martin Secker mean ment MICHAEL FOOT middle class military million modern monied class morale nation Nazi never numbers officers outlook ownership pacifist past patriotism peace political privilege pro-Fascist programme public schools revolution revolutionary rich Rolls-Royce car Russians SEARCHLIGHT BOOK SEBASTIAN HAFFNER simply slums snigger Socialist movement society Spanish Spanish civil war surrender T. C. WORSLEY tion totalitarianism treacherous true turn UNICORN Socialism whole workers