The Age of Illusion England in the Twenties and Thirties 1919-40

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First published by Hamish Hamilton 1963 Published in Penguin Books 1964

Copyright © Ronald Blythe, 1963

Made and printed in Great Britain by Hunt, Barnard & Co. Ltd, Aylesbury

Set in Linotype Georgian

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