The Pursuits of Leisure & Other EssaysBooks for Libraries Press, 1968 - 162 Seiten |
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... Curzon passed away , how difficult a task it would be to write an ade- quate Biography of him ; almost impossible ... Curzon , from the time he left Oxford in 1884 1 This appreciation of Lord Curzon was written in 1925 , three years ...
... Curzon passed away , how difficult a task it would be to write an ade- quate Biography of him ; almost impossible ... Curzon , from the time he left Oxford in 1884 1 This appreciation of Lord Curzon was written in 1925 , three years ...
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... Curzon was in the playing fields at Eton on a fine summer evening whilst a school match was in progress . I was then ... Curzon asked me if I would like him to suggest to Lord Salis- bury that I should become an assistant private ...
... Curzon was in the playing fields at Eton on a fine summer evening whilst a school match was in progress . I was then ... Curzon asked me if I would like him to suggest to Lord Salis- bury that I should become an assistant private ...
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... Curzon himself . After a long and friendly palaver , Curzon pointed out that the thing was impossible since , at that time , Afghanistan was in a state of considerable unrest . He regretted his decision , but there it was - final . The ...
... Curzon himself . After a long and friendly palaver , Curzon pointed out that the thing was impossible since , at that time , Afghanistan was in a state of considerable unrest . He regretted his decision , but there it was - final . The ...
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Foreword page | 1 |
Books and Their Uses | 15 |
Memoirs and Biographies | 41 |
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