For sale is the landmark special issue of Encounter magazine from July 1963 (No.
118). This is not a regular monthly edition, but a dedicated publication focused on a single, provocative theme.Titled "Suicide of a Nation?", this issue presents a powerful and critical inquiry into the state of Britain in the early 1960s. The entire volume was guest-edited by the celebrated author of Darkness at Noon, Arthur Koestler.Koestler assembled a "who's who" of British intellectuals, journalists, and academics to contribute to this national self-examination, including:Malcolm MuggeridgeCyril ConnollyLord Altrincham (John Grigg)Hugh Seton-WatsonHenry FairlieMarcus CunliffeAnd many others.A fascinating and historically significant document, this issue captures a moment of intense cultural and political anxiety in post-war Britain. A must-have for anyone interested in Arthur Koestler or 20th-century British social history.
118). This is not a regular monthly edition, but a dedicated publication focused on a single, provocative theme.Titled "Suicide of a Nation?", this issue presents a powerful and critical inquiry into the state of Britain in the early 1960s. The entire volume was guest-edited by the celebrated author of Darkness at Noon, Arthur Koestler.Koestler assembled a "who's who" of British intellectuals, journalists, and academics to contribute to this national self-examination, including:Malcolm MuggeridgeCyril ConnollyLord Altrincham (John Grigg)Hugh Seton-WatsonHenry FairlieMarcus CunliffeAnd many others.A fascinating and historically significant document, this issue captures a moment of intense cultural and political anxiety in post-war Britain. A must-have for anyone interested in Arthur Koestler or 20th-century British social history.