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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But I am not so foolish as to believe that our advantages could not occur again . There is no reason to believe that it is impossible that tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow there may not be a circle of young , unknown , brilliant writers ...
But I am not so foolish as to believe that our advantages could not occur again . There is no reason to believe that it is impossible that tomorrow or tomorrow or tomorrow there may not be a circle of young , unknown , brilliant writers ...
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I still believe that after the 1914 war the only hope of preventing a second war was in the establishment of an effective League , the beginnings of a new international order , based upon law , collective security , and the pacific ...
I still believe that after the 1914 war the only hope of preventing a second war was in the establishment of an effective League , the beginnings of a new international order , based upon law , collective security , and the pacific ...
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I wish I could believe this , but I have no faith in the pit of my or anyone else's stomach , and I see no more reason for accepting the dreams and nightmares of Semitic savages on death and immortality than on the nature of thunder or ...
I wish I could believe this , but I have no faith in the pit of my or anyone else's stomach , and I see no more reason for accepting the dreams and nightmares of Semitic savages on death and immortality than on the nature of thunder or ...
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Հաճախորդի կարծիքը - rowmyboat - LibraryThingAh, the somewhat less famous husband of Virginia! I've read volumes 1 and 5 of his autobiography, and loved them. Leonard Woolf was an extremely intelligent man and an excellent writer. His prose has ... Read full review
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