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Queen Victoria - a mixture of national landlady and actress.
V. S. Pritchett
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V. S. Pritchett
Age: 96 †
Born: 1900
Born: December 16
Died: 1997
Died: March 20
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Ipswich (parish)
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The mark of genius is an incessant activity of mind. Genius is a spiritual greed.
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The novel...creates a bemusing effect. The short story, on the other hand wakes the reader up. Not only that, it answers the primitive craving for art, the wit, paradox and beauty of shape, the longing to see a dramatic pattern and significance in our experience.
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A touch of science, even bogus science, gives an edge to the superstitious tale.
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