The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.

G.K. Chesterton

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The rich

Speaker

The Irishman

Author

G.K. Chesterton

Source

The Flying Inn

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1914 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Chesterton, G.K. "The Flying Inn." The Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton, edited by Iain T. Benson. Vol. 7, Ignatius Press, 2005, ch. 15. Originally published by John Lane/Methuen, 1914.

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Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

Current Citation

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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Joyce, James. "A Painful Case." Dubliners. Grant Richards, 1914.

Current Citation

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