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Old 01-15-2018, 08:09 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum View Post
Of course to us it is unnecessary and offensive. But it was true for the time in which the book was written and set. For example, the early books by John Buchan each contained one or more antiSemitic and/or racist comments. His later books did not.

I think you might find the article that astrangerhere discovered an interesting one, Jon.
I just read it. It says a lot, but clarifies nothing.
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