Injury Time: A MemoirPimlico, 2003 - 183 Seiten D.J. Enright died soon after putting the finishing touches to this memoir and commonplace book in which he muses upon his own condition and that of the world he knows he is leaving. With humanity and wit, he contemplates literature, manners, morals, people and the English language. |
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... British neighbour at a formal dinner : ' You likee soupee ? ' At the end of the meal , the Chinese gentleman stood up and delivered a speech in flawless English . As he resumed his seat , he murmured to his neighbour : ' You likee ...
... British neighbour at a formal dinner : ' You likee soupee ? ' At the end of the meal , the Chinese gentleman stood up and delivered a speech in flawless English . As he resumed his seat , he murmured to his neighbour : ' You likee ...
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... British schoolboy in Lourdes on pilgrimage was hit by a bus and died . After enumerating various unfairnesses visited on the faithful - ' Many of those who now lie rotting away / Had faith in you ' Brecht's ' Hymn to God ' concludes ...
... British schoolboy in Lourdes on pilgrimage was hit by a bus and died . After enumerating various unfairnesses visited on the faithful - ' Many of those who now lie rotting away / Had faith in you ' Brecht's ' Hymn to God ' concludes ...
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... British Board of Film Classification , 79 British Council , 84 , 157–9 ; Literature Matters ( newsletter ) , 157-9 Broadcasting Standards Commission , 146 Broccoli , Alberto R. ' Cubby ' , 91 Brodsky , Joseph , 125 , 148 ; ' Letter to ...
... British Board of Film Classification , 79 British Council , 84 , 157–9 ; Literature Matters ( newsletter ) , 157-9 Broadcasting Standards Commission , 146 Broccoli , Alberto R. ' Cubby ' , 91 Brodsky , Joseph , 125 , 148 ; ' Letter to ...
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