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My Father's Religion
"Every man’s philosophy,” he said, “is perfect."
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Sex Perverts, Domestic and Foreign
“Britain is a nation defined almost entirely by its consumption of pornographic content.”
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The Pedestrian Diary — July
Pigeon Eating — Grandmother's Tumble Down the Stairs — Young, Gyrating Women — The Japanese Ambassador — Translations of Francisco Umbral
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What It's Like to Be an Ethnic Minority
I am affectionately called "el Blanquito" (or, "The Little White One") by my Latino neighbours.
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How to Write Popular Fiction
There is nothing which so easily kicks up emotion as a terminally ill child.
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Consider the Lilies II
Consider the Lilies II
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On Dickens' Moral Disgust
"Charles will shake his head and admonish the dog for its carelessness, saying such things as ‘You are the most naughty of creatures.’"
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On Keeping the Flame Alive
Doctor Shobley's Speech to the Roger Scruton Inheritance Foundation
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Consider the Lilies I
"I felt a profound sense of ennui towards it all. That is to say: I was bored, but in a way which is only strictly possible when one is on the…
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Notes from the Vulgar Middle Class
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