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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Page 12
... remember the Snows and their orchard , my small friend Bobby Little , who taught me to say bugger , which I called ' budda ' . I remember the terrible magazine , which was not to be approached at the back of the drill hall ( or wi'hall ...
... remember the Snows and their orchard , my small friend Bobby Little , who taught me to say bugger , which I called ' budda ' . I remember the terrible magazine , which was not to be approached at the back of the drill hall ( or wi'hall ...
Page 175
... remember that evening in the Dunedin Town Hall , the massed choir and the massed audience , and people who one never dreamed would be singing , and I too , singing soft and sweet through ether ringing sounds and harmonies of joy . I ...
... remember that evening in the Dunedin Town Hall , the massed choir and the massed audience , and people who one never dreamed would be singing , and I too , singing soft and sweet through ether ringing sounds and harmonies of joy . I ...
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... remember only the nightmare and the envious longings . I remember the day in Willemstad , the groupings of the passengers , their excitement and antici- pation . I remember the serious doctor who advised me never again to travel by sea ...
... remember only the nightmare and the envious longings . I remember the day in Willemstad , the groupings of the passengers , their excitement and antici- pation . I remember the serious doctor who advised me never again to travel by sea ...
Contents
In the Second Place | 7 |
In Velvet Gown | 10 |
The Railway People | 14 |
Copyright | |
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