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. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 38
Seite 46
... ( perhaps as a face - saver ) since they assume that the common man wouldn't recognize irony if it shone right in his face . In fact language has here prevailed , with ease , over its users and abusers . But talk of the dishonesty and ...
... ( perhaps as a face - saver ) since they assume that the common man wouldn't recognize irony if it shone right in his face . In fact language has here prevailed , with ease , over its users and abusers . But talk of the dishonesty and ...
Seite 76
... perhaps the lady who typed the novels from Iris's longhand simply didn't have accents on her machine ? Maybe , but ' Leave it as it is . If there are any mistakes we can blame them on the printers . ' All the same , driven by some pig ...
... perhaps the lady who typed the novels from Iris's longhand simply didn't have accents on her machine ? Maybe , but ' Leave it as it is . If there are any mistakes we can blame them on the printers . ' All the same , driven by some pig ...
Seite 99
... perhaps satisfy oneself for the nonce with the supposition that aerobics feature here as a popular activity exclusively and zealously concerned with the flesh - but very soon the book slides into what its English translator almost ...
... perhaps satisfy oneself for the nonce with the supposition that aerobics feature here as a popular activity exclusively and zealously concerned with the flesh - but very soon the book slides into what its English translator almost ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
appears asked believe better British called comes common course critic culture death described desire doctor don't doubt dream English Enright expression eyes face fact feel German getting give hand happened head hear hope hospital human it's keep knowledge language later least less literary literature living look matter means mention mind moving nature never newspaper novel nurse offered once one's Oxford perhaps person Play poem poet poetry present Professor published question reader reason reported respect reviewer seems sense someone soul sound speak story suggests suppose talk tell there's things thought translator true turn understand University wife wish woman wonder word writing written young