1. Contra http://Vox.com & @zackbeauchamp the best story about the late Robert Conquest involves his porn collection & Philip Larkin
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@HeerJeet It was a particularly nasty joke because if true Larkin would almost certainly not only have lost his job, but his career. -
@CMRanapia Yeah, it was a terrible thing for Conquest to have done. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet You've also heard the story about the similar joke Conquest played on Kingsley Amis -- who worked it into a poem? -
@CMRanapia Ah no, I don't know that one. - Show replies
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