Looking At Life: 'New Statesman' View
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: small markings on contents pages, text remain clean; dj chipped and torn with some loss.
At the intersection of sharp wit and penetrating social commentary, Looking at Life presents a curated collection of perspectives drawn from the pages of the *New Statesman*, one of Britain's most esteemed political and cultural journals. The anthology gathers a rich array of essays and observations that chronicle the texture of everyday existence — from the mundane to the momentous — through the lens of some of the sharpest minds of the era, anchored by an illuminating introduction from P. R. Smith. The *New Statesman* tradition is one of rigorous intellectual engagement, irreverent wit, and a steadfast commitment to examining society's contradictions, and this collection distils that spirit into a single, compelling volume. Each piece argues, provokes, and occasionally amuses, offering the reader a vivid portrait of a world observed with clarity and candour. Whether you are a devotee of the journal or a newcomer to its legacy, this anthology leaves you wondering just how much of life we overlook until someone has the courage to look at it squarely.
Author: P. R. Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Longmans, Green and Co
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: small markings on contents pages, text remain clean; dj chipped and torn with some loss.
At the intersection of sharp wit and penetrating social commentary, Looking at Life presents a curated collection of perspectives drawn from the pages of the *New Statesman*, one of Britain's most esteemed political and cultural journals. The anthology gathers a rich array of essays and observations that chronicle the texture of everyday existence — from the mundane to the momentous — through the lens of some of the sharpest minds of the era, anchored by an illuminating introduction from P. R. Smith. The *New Statesman* tradition is one of rigorous intellectual engagement, irreverent wit, and a steadfast commitment to examining society's contradictions, and this collection distils that spirit into a single, compelling volume. Each piece argues, provokes, and occasionally amuses, offering the reader a vivid portrait of a world observed with clarity and candour. Whether you are a devotee of the journal or a newcomer to its legacy, this anthology leaves you wondering just how much of life we overlook until someone has the courage to look at it squarely.