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In the Kingdom of the Blind
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In the Kingdom of the Blind
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In the Kingdom of the Blind book
ByDavid Canter
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2008
Imprint Routledge
Pages 22
eBook ISBN 9781315245713
ABSTRACT
The 15th century philosopher erasmus claimed that ‘In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king’. His argument was that if everyone around you were ignorant then even a little knowledge would make you significant in that community. But in a witty and perceptive short-story, the late-19th century novelist H.G. Wells shows how in a kingdom entirely peopled by the blind, that the one-eyed person is an aberration more likely to be regarded as mad than appropriate for high office.