Length5h 31m
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Covering topics ranging from literature to philosophy, history to social criticism, this is a snapshot of thought on 20th-century Europe (and the world) by one of Europe's sharpest wits and ablest pens. With chapter titles ranging from "The Miser and His Friends" to "The Red Reactionary," from "The Separatist and Sacred Things" to "The New Theologian" and "The Romantic in the Rain," this volume includes 39 brief sketches of individuals, each one of whom illustrates an aspect of contemporary society. (Goodreads)
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length5 hrs 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 11, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE SUFFRAGIST
20THE MISER AND HIS FRIENDS
2THE POET AND THE CHEESE
21THE MYSTAGOGUE
3THE THING
22THE RED REACTIONARY
4THE MAN WHO THINKS BACKWARDS
23THE SEPARATIST AND SACRED THINGS
5THE NAMELESS MAN
24THE MUMMER
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6THE GARDENER AND THE GUINEA
25THE ARISTOCRATIC 'ARRY
7THE VOTER AND THE TWO VOICES
26THE NEW THEOLOGIAN
8THE MAD OFFICIAL
27THE ROMANTIC IN THE RAIN
9THE ENCHANTED MAN
28THE FALSE PHOTOGRAPHER
10THE SUN WORSHIPPER
29THE SULTAN
11THE WRONG INCENDIARY
30THE ARCHITECT OF SPEARS
12THE FREE MAN
31THE MAN ON TOP
13THE HYPOTHETICAL HOUSEHOLDER
32THE OTHER KIND OF MAN
14THE PRIEST OF SPRING
33THE MEDIAEVAL VILLAIN
15THE REAL JOURNALIST
34THE DIVINE DETECTIVE
16THE SENTIMENTAL SCOT
35THE ELF OF JAPAN
17THE SECTARIAN OF SOCIETY
36THE CHARTERED LIBERTINE
18THE FOOL
37THE CONTENTED MAN
19THE CONSCRIPT AND THE CRISIS
38THE ANGRY AUTHOR: HIS FAREWELL
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