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Strange Famous ... your unknown man was a war-time Fireman telling fellow fireman Henry Green (an English novelist) what the senior butler in a country mansion had told him that the Lord of the Manor liked best in life. It's a delightful summary of how the other half lives - and their common humanity (perhaps). It was "re-cycled" by Hanif Kureshi (or was that "nicked").
The same interview carries the observation by Green that "...we don't write letters now, we telephone. And one of these days we are going to have TV sets which lonely people can talk to and get answers back. Then no one will read anymore."
The interview is dated 1958.
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