i didn't get that bit. was it explained at the start?
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brandon_j_snider — 10 years ago(October 12, 2015 05:06 PM)
No, he wasn't. Darlington was reading
The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century
by Houston Stewart Chamberlain, specifically chapter five. That's what prompts him to decide to evict the two Jewish maids. It's a particularly unscientific piece of rubbish that helped inspire the Nazis. The book was very influential and popular in its day. Darlington is portrayed as the same type of Germanophile as Chamberlain was in real life. -
CindyH — 10 years ago(December 14, 2015 04:54 PM)
Wait. What are we talking about? I thought the question was directed about what Stevens was reading? That's what I'd like to know.
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CindyH — 10 years ago(December 28, 2015 12:13 PM)
No, she said it wasn't racy at all. That's what she expected. It sounded more like a book of love poems. Maybe I need to make my own post. Hmmm.
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chicago85 — 10 years ago(February 29, 2016 10:42 PM)
He was reading a lightweight romance novel usually read by women. He was embarrassed that she caught him reading it. I doubt he had much formal education since he had been in service all his life.
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