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# V.S. Pritchett

(1900–1997)   Writer

 **3** quotes in **7** categories

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V.S. Pritchett was a writer.

## Quick Facts About V.S. Pritchett

Born December 16, 1900

Died March 20, 1997

Profession Writer

## About V.S. Pritchett

British writer and critic (1900–1997)... \| Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett was a British writer and literary critic.

##  Quotes by V.S. Pritchett

> [“He (Orwell) always made an impression of the passing traveler who meets one on the station, points out that one is waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-pritchett-2/he-orwell-always-made-an-impression-of-the-passing-traveler-who-meets/)

V.S. Pritchett

[Counter culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/counter-culture/)

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> [“on short stories: something glimpsed from the corner of the eye, in passing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-pritchett-2/on-short-stories-something-glimpsed-from-the-corner-of-the-eye-in/)

V.S. Pritchett

[Short stories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/short-stories/)

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> [“No Victorian novel approaches Middlemarch in its width of reference, its intellectual power, or the imperturbable spaciousness of its narrative... I doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-pritchett-2/no-victorian-novel-approaches-middlemarch-in-its-width-of-reference/)

V.S. Pritchett

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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