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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... parents - Peggy and Bob , or Bobby and Peg , as they were variously known - had tastes that exceeded their ability to indulge them . Like many people then , they were not poor but members of the large , scraping middle classes . We ...
... parents - Peggy and Bob , or Bobby and Peg , as they were variously known - had tastes that exceeded their ability to indulge them . Like many people then , they were not poor but members of the large , scraping middle classes . We ...
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... parents ' longings after years of moving from apartment to apartment , their place of sweet contented- ness . It was a stucco cottage , arched over by tall oak trees on a corner at the end of Oakland Road . It felt like a country house ...
... parents ' longings after years of moving from apartment to apartment , their place of sweet contented- ness . It was a stucco cottage , arched over by tall oak trees on a corner at the end of Oakland Road . It felt like a country house ...
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... parents suggested diplomatically that Noël Coward's ex- otic style of life might not be the best model for a wholesome young Canadian , but I put that down to their irredeemable provincialism . How could they understand that I needed to ...
... parents suggested diplomatically that Noël Coward's ex- otic style of life might not be the best model for a wholesome young Canadian , but I put that down to their irredeemable provincialism . How could they understand that I needed to ...
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