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The eternal liberal wisdom of PlantyPall
I wasn’t thinking about politics when recently I re-read Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels. I was considering the emotional risk in revisiting favorite fiction. To wit: I was in turbulent adolescence when I first read Wuthering Heights, so naturally Heathcliff became … Continue reading
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Tagged "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda", "The Prime Minister", Anthony Trollope, Congress, conservatism, Duke of Omnium, Eric Bogle, Gallipoli, Heathcliff, June Tabor, liberalism, Parliament, Plantagenet Palliser, PlantyPall, The Duke's Children, The Palliser Novels, World War I, Wuthering Heights
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The Facts of Life: “Bipartisanship” in Congress
Well, not really Congress, because what follows is from Anthony Trollope’s mid-1860s Palliser novel, Can You Forgive Her? And in this viciously witty passage, he’s describing Parliament, of course. But as I read it last night, I was tugged at … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Trollope, bipartisanship in Congress, Can You Forgive Her?, Congress, Palliser novels, Parliament
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