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D.H. Lawrence and the fear of bungalows.

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From: Quadrant
Date: 20070101
Author:Devine, Frank

"We don't like to have anybody overhead here, "said Kangaroo. "We don "t even care to go upstairs, because we are then one storey higher than our true, ground-floor selves."

"Prop us up on a dozen stumps, and we're cosy, "said Jack. "Just a little above the earth level, and no higher, you know. Australians in their heart of hearts hate anything but a bungalow. They feel it's rock bottom, don't you see. None of your stair climbing shams and upstairs importance."

--Kangaroo, Chapter 6

I ASSUME I BOUGHT my copy of the Penguin edition of Kangaroo in 1968 or thereabouts, ...

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