- Edward Carpenter, 1844-1929: Prophet of Human Fellowship by
Chushichi Tsuzuki Cambridge, 237 pp, £15.00, November 1980, ISBN
0 521 23371 2 The British were the only people who went through
both world wars from beginning to end. Yet they remained a
peaceful and civilised people, tolerant, patient and generous.
Traditional values lost much of their force. Other values took
their place. Imperial greatness was on the way out: the welfare
state was on the way in. The British Empire declined: the
condition of the people improved. Few now sang ‘Land of Hope and
Glory’. Few even sang ‘England Arise’. England had risen all the
same.