
Spectator Out Loud: Douglas Murray, Henry Eliot, Sam Holmes
Best of the Spectator
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Classics Overnight
The great gatsby was famously snubbed by several critics. Moby dick was widely panned in america. Hemingway's a farewell to arms was burned by the nances. Shakespeare's the merchant of venice is still forbiddenin detane library at gontanimo bay. A modern classic has the same power and vitality as a classic, but it's younger. But only time will tell if those issues remain fresh after 50 or a hundred years,. If it will graduate to full classic status.
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