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...vision of life march-suede shoe by scuffed boot-the same dark path. Cleverly, Author Wilson both evokes and deplores the spirit that may find words among intellectuals and find action in the Teddy boy. To make his point, Wilson introduces a figure of the old order, one Colonel Lambourn, who carries about maps of mysterious defense zones and obscure treasure troves. He is. of course, mad. Colonel and Teddy boy meet by chance, and the madman of the old regime is struck down by the inarticulate evangel of the new. Muses Wilson's Teddy boy in a weird...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Brilliant Gossip | 11/25/1957 | See Source »

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