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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
Almost finished The Secret Adversary Christie's debut Tommy and Tuppence story. Not quite sure how I feel about a 300 page novel being built around the Ragnarok meets Armageddon nightmare scenario of a LABOUR GOVERNMENT coming to power, and the derring do of righthearted Englishfolk doing their darndest to avert the destruction of civilisation that unspeakable catastrophe would mean.
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Yup. It’s a POV that doesn’t wear well and you run into a lot in 1920s Britlit. I always think of Galsworthy’s
Swan Song and its take on the General Strike. How dare those miners expect a living wage, safer working conditions and a reasonable workweek!