In Search of Civilization
In Arthur Ransome''s charming tale of childhood adventure, Secret Water, four children are pretending to be savages approaching an outpost of the civilized world.
''What is civilization?'' asks Bridget, the youngest.
''Ices,'' explains her brother, ''and all that sort of thing.''
It is probably the briefest definition of the term on record in English, though it doesn''t quite do justice to the gran...
In Arthur Ransome''s charming tale of childhood adventure, Secret Water, four children are pretending to be savages approaching an outpost of the civilized world.
''What is civilization?'' asks Bridget, the youngest.
''Ices,'' explains her brother, ''and all that sort of thing.''
It is probably the briefest definition of the term on record in English, though it doesn''t quite do justice to the gran...
