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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I will give one example of her squirrel or jackdaw hoarding habit . When the bombing became severe in the war , her brother Raymond induced her - much against her will - to come to the U.S.A. and stay in Florida .
I will give one example of her squirrel or jackdaw hoarding habit . When the bombing became severe in the war , her brother Raymond induced her - much against her will - to come to the U.S.A. and stay in Florida .
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... had put his pistol at my head and at the heart of The Hogarth Press , and I asked him whether he and his three co- directors would buy John's share in the Press for the sum which I should have to give John in order to buy him out .
... had put his pistol at my head and at the heart of The Hogarth Press , and I asked him whether he and his three co- directors would buy John's share in the Press for the sum which I should have to give John in order to buy him out .
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For the historian of imperialism these diaries give an extra- ordinary day - to - day history of British administration in a Crown Colony for more than one hundred years . In my case I took a great interest in writing my diary fully and ...
For the historian of imperialism these diaries give an extra- ordinary day - to - day history of British administration in a Crown Colony for more than one hundred years . In my case I took a great interest in writing my diary fully and ...
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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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