EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 30 MIN
The New Machiavelli Chapter 5 Part 2
from The H. G. Wells Library · host H. G. Wells
In which the narrator observes the comfortable, carefree lives of his cousins, their innocent flirtations, and their indifference to social issues, before encountering the younger, earnest Margaret Seddon, whose serious disposition and socialist ideals provoke thoughtful discourse and a familial clash of ideas. Amidst a sunny garden party and heated debates, the seeds of youthful idealism and the friction between tradition and progress take shape, framing the quiet tensions that pervade this provincial world.
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In which the narrator observes the comfortable, carefree lives of his cousins, their innocent flirtations, and their indifference to social issues, before encountering the younger, earnest Margaret Seddon, whose serious disposition and socialist ideals provoke thoughtful discourse and a familial clash of ideas. Amidst a sunny garden party and heated debates, the seeds of youthful idealism and the friction between tradition and progress take shape, framing the quiet tensions that pervade this provincial world.
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