Now, practically all reviewers have academic aspirations. T… - V. S. Pritchett

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Now, practically all reviewers have academic aspirations. The people from the universities are used to a captive audience, but the literary journalist has to please his audience.

V. S. Pritchett

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Victor Sawdon Pritchett (16 December 1900– 20 March 1997) was a British short story writer, novelist, memoirist and critic.

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Alternative Names: Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett • Victor Sawdon Pritchett

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