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The Left Book Club by Ian Bloom
This article was written by Ian Bloom and originally published in the New Statesman on the history of the Left Book Club. We are delighted to share it with you.
On 29th February 1936, an unusual double-page advertisement appeared in the New Statesman and Nation. It was headed Important Announcement and the first paragraph read as follows:
Messrs Victor Gollancz have organised and will shortly launch ‘The Left Book Club’ for the service of those who desire to play an intelligent part in the struggle for World Peace and a better social and economic order and against Fascism.
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