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Originally Posted by issybird
It seems many of your countrymen also find it a classic. From the BBC:
Obviously, YMMV. I like reading classics from other countries and cultures, perhaps even more so, for the insight they provide me. A great book is a great book, no matter its origin. |
Thank you - that's very interesting to know. I wonder if it's perhaps gained in popularity in the UK in the last 40 or so years? It certainly didn't feature in my schooldays in the 1970s.