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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On the man's face was the horrible look of blank suffering and despair which from the beginning of human history men have seen under the crown of thorns on the faces of their persecuted and humiliated victims .
On the man's face was the horrible look of blank suffering and despair which from the beginning of human history men have seen under the crown of thorns on the faces of their persecuted and humiliated victims .
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We did not go into the shelter which had been built in the centre of the square , though we had a look at it . We thought it better to die , if that were to be our fate , in our beds . There was a good deal of noise , but nothing that ...
We did not go into the shelter which had been built in the centre of the square , though we had a look at it . We thought it better to die , if that were to be our fate , in our beds . There was a good deal of noise , but nothing that ...
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And I can't help even now turning to look at Asheham down , red , purple , dove blue grey , with the cross so melo- dramatically against it . What is the phrase I always remember - or forget . Look your last on all things lovely .
And I can't help even now turning to look at Asheham down , red , purple , dove blue grey , with the cross so melo- dramatically against it . What is the phrase I always remember - or forget . Look your last on all things lovely .
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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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