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Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat
John Gray reflects on the lessons for today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column from the early 1900s
John Gray tells the story of Archy and Mehitabel, a newspaper column created in 1916 by the US journalist Don Marquis.
It chronicles the conversations between a cockroach and a cat and was a phenomenal success with a readership who "mistrusted politicians and intellectuals who talked grandly of a radiant future".
John Gray reflects on the lessons for today.
Producer: Adele Armstrong ,
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Sun 8 Dec 2019
08:48
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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