The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

L.P. Hartley

The Go-Between

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Topic

The past Past and present

Author

L.P. Hartley

Source

The Go-Between

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Hartley, L. P. The Go-Between. Hamish Hamilton, 1953, preface.

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

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Topic
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Medium
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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