Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 87
... English English " ; and I have hardly yet been forgiven for saying , in a moment of reckless gaiety , that the Irish had no sense of humour as the English understand it . My perplexity is heightened by memory of what happened to me ...
... English English " ; and I have hardly yet been forgiven for saying , in a moment of reckless gaiety , that the Irish had no sense of humour as the English understand it . My perplexity is heightened by memory of what happened to me ...
Page 90
... English intellectuals used to justify their condescension to ' Itma ' on the ground that it was Futurist entertainment ; but the truth was that it was the old Harlequinade electrified by wit and an energetic personality . And it had one ...
... English intellectuals used to justify their condescension to ' Itma ' on the ground that it was Futurist entertainment ; but the truth was that it was the old Harlequinade electrified by wit and an energetic personality . And it had one ...
Page 91
... English- man : " Oh , that's just like the English ! They're so conceited ! " The Englishman replied : " I don't know why you should say that . You never hear an Englishman boast . " The lady retorted : " No , don't you see ; they feel ...
... English- man : " Oh , that's just like the English ! They're so conceited ! " The Englishman replied : " I don't know why you should say that . You never hear an Englishman boast . " The lady retorted : " No , don't you see ; they feel ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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