“The group is only interested in the formal publishing of individuals for the purpose of establishing their social solidarity.”

—  Laura Riding Jackson

"The Corpus", from Anarchism Is Not Enough (London: Jonathan Cape, 1928)

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poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer 1901–1991

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