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The country and the city

by Raymond Williams

This book is a sustained and thoroughgoing attempt to relate English literature to its social background. This book has given us a right and timely admonition against sentimental falsifications of rural life and of nature. - Back cover.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?