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But why," he said with animation, "do the English not read their own great literature?"Victor laughed triumphantly, and said, "Because at school they are made to hate it.
But why," he said with animation, "do the English not read their own great literature?"Victor laughed triumphantly, and said, "Because at school they are made to hate it.
Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern
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- Olaf Stapledon
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- Approximate author period: c. 1914 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Olaf Stapledon: documented activity in 1914. Wikidata Q337373, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337373 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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