An Angel at My Table: The Complete AutobiographyAutobiografie van de Nieuwzeelandse schrijfster die na een reeks moeilijke jaren haar wil om te schrijven zag overwinnen. |
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... Dunedin , ' up the line ' . Often it was hard to tell who were the loonies . A few people left the train here - they'd be the relations , visiting . We had no loonies in our family , although we knew of people who had been sent ' down ...
... Dunedin , ' up the line ' . Often it was hard to tell who were the loonies . A few people left the train here - they'd be the relations , visiting . We had no loonies in our family , although we knew of people who had been sent ' down ...
Page 198
... Dunedin , that I took a taxi to Playfair Street , Caversham , in the heart of the country of the Industrial School . South Dunedin -- Kensington , Caversham , St Kilda was a poor com- munity where lives were spent in the eternal ' toil ...
... Dunedin , that I took a taxi to Playfair Street , Caversham , in the heart of the country of the Industrial School . South Dunedin -- Kensington , Caversham , St Kilda was a poor com- munity where lives were spent in the eternal ' toil ...
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... Dunedin , that immense sky sprawled above the hills , with every cloud going somewhere in a trail of white or black ... Dunedin sky . ' And what is that city shining across the valley ? ' the Envoy asks . I look triumphant . ' That's ...
... Dunedin , that immense sky sprawled above the hills , with every cloud going somewhere in a trail of white or black ... Dunedin sky . ' And what is that city shining across the valley ? ' the Envoy asks . I look triumphant . ' That's ...
Contents
In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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