Pt. 1, Ch. 2 - p.31
Giovanni's Room (1956)
“This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.”
Daily Herald, 25 May 1945
Speech at Blackpool, 24 May 1945.
1940s
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