In "The Times" today, Sat, The Weekend Review p4, an article by
Richard Morrison (a regular Times journalist) on Benjamin Britten
says he fits into a line of emotionally stunted Englishmen..who
sought solace and inspiration from children or recollections of
childhood; Morrison mentions Barrie, Carroll, Ransome and
Kiplingare the " whose tales of tough Tommies defending the Empire
were offset by carefree children's yarns such as "The Jungle Book".
"Emotionally stunted" could be inferred to have been caused by
Kipling's time in The House Of Desolation. But should one say that
his soldiers tales are "offset " by those for children?. Are the
statements fair?
Bryan Diamond
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