I was searching for something a little more than a dashing … - C. P. Snow

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I was searching for something a little more than a dashing metaphor, a good deal less than a cultural map: and for those purposes the two cultures is about right.

C. P. Snow

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Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow of Leicester CBE (5 October 1905 – 1 July 1980) was an English novelist, scientific administrator, civil servant, and literary critic.

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Native Name: Charles Percy Snow

Alternative Names: Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow • Lord Snow • Baron Snow of Leicester

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