From Orwell’s ‘horribly observant’ Mrs Wisbeach to Andrea Levy’s benign Queenie – how writers portray landlords tells us much about about changing society through the agesWriting during the period of the Harlem renaissance in 1940, Langston Hughes reflects the times:Landlord, landlordMy roof has sprung a leak.Don’t you ’member I told you about itWay last week?Ten Bucks you say I owe you?Ten Bucks you say is due?Well, that’s Ten Bucks more’n I’ll pay youTill you fix this house up new Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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