English country towns are often seen as a cultural wasteland, but the more cut off you are, the more the need to create things, to make your own culture. (Mary Beard)

English country towns are often seen as a cultural wasteland, but the more cut off you are, the more the need to create things, to make your own culture.

Mary Beard

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