The Great Illusion · Character
Leo Maxse
British journalist and editor, referenced for his nationalist views.
minor
Also known as Mr. Leo Maxse
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Leo Maxse shows up with force in IV: Methods. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an English example of anti-administration literature and epithet-making.
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In IV: Methods: Cited as an English example of anti-administration literature and epithet-making. Later, in Endnotes: Quoted from the National Review (February 1911) for his harsh attacks on British statesmen,…
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