Wordstruck: A MemoirViking, 1989 - Всего страниц: 230 MacNeil's autobiography re-creates the world of his youth and the experiences that were opened up to him through his love of words. His delight and passion for the music and magic of language, have enabled MacNeil to transmute it into a work of art. Photos. |
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... father's great - uncle Robert Ware was killed while serving as a surgeon in the Union Army . On my mother's side were Quakers and Presbyterians , on my father's Unitarian theologians and Episcopalians . In the won- derful untidiness of ...
... father's great - uncle Robert Ware was killed while serving as a surgeon in the Union Army . On my mother's side were Quakers and Presbyterians , on my father's Unitarian theologians and Episcopalians . In the won- derful untidiness of ...
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... father brought a cardboard carton and asked me to take him to where the dog was . Although it was nearly dark , I found the spaniel still under his tree in the deepening shadows . My father was moved . " Poor old chap , " he said . He ...
... father brought a cardboard carton and asked me to take him to where the dog was . Although it was nearly dark , I found the spaniel still under his tree in the deepening shadows . My father was moved . " Poor old chap , " he said . He ...
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... father said . I didn't believe that . I thought the whole thing was wonderful . My father had earned his confidence . The years of chasing rum- runners had made him a good skipper for convoy escort . His previous ship , Dauphin , was ...
... father said . I didn't believe that . I thought the whole thing was wonderful . My father had earned his confidence . The years of chasing rum- runners had made him a good skipper for convoy escort . His previous ship , Dauphin , was ...
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