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First published in 1940.

This ebook edition published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Apollo, an imprint of Head of Zeus Ltd.

Copyright © Howard Spring 1940

Introduction © Tristram Hunt 2017

The moral right of Howard Spring to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

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ISBN (PB) 9781784976347

ISBN (E) 9781784976507

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