The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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After the entry in her diary on February 26 , quoted above , there are only two entries before she committed suicide on March 28 , one on March 8 of which I printed part in A Writer's Diary and the last on March 24.
After the entry in her diary on February 26 , quoted above , there are only two entries before she committed suicide on March 28 , one on March 8 of which I printed part in A Writer's Diary and the last on March 24.
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On Friday , March 21 , Octavia came to tea and I told her that I thought Virginia on the verge of danger . On Monday , March 24 , she was slightly better , but two days later I knew that the situation was very dangerous .
On Friday , March 21 , Octavia came to tea and I told her that I thought Virginia on the verge of danger . On Monday , March 24 , she was slightly better , but two days later I knew that the situation was very dangerous .
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The next day , Friday , March 28 , I was in the garden and I thought she was in the house . But when at one o'clock I went in to lunch , she was not there . I found the following letter on the sitting - room mantelpiece : * Dearest ...
The next day , Friday , March 28 , I was in the garden and I thought she was in the house . But when at one o'clock I went in to lunch , she was not there . I found the following letter on the sitting - room mantelpiece : * Dearest ...
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