Wordstruck: A MemoirViking, 1989 - 230 sider 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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... meant that I was compelled for years to listen to and to utter some of the most glorious prose in the language . In print it meant nothing to me at first , and I'm not sure that it meant anything aurally for a long time 51 Wordstruck.
... meant that I was compelled for years to listen to and to utter some of the most glorious prose in the language . In print it meant nothing to me at first , and I'm not sure that it meant anything aurally for a long time 51 Wordstruck.
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... meant . I was able to end the discus- sion by proclaiming that it meant to prevent disease : contra against , ception disease : The next day I was stopped by Curley Powell , the maths master . He was a young man with a sardonic cast of ...
... meant . I was able to end the discus- sion by proclaiming that it meant to prevent disease : contra against , ception disease : The next day I was stopped by Curley Powell , the maths master . He was a young man with a sardonic cast of ...
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... meant . He meant adventure . He meant getting out of there , of his tedious job reading proofs half the night , and my hand - to - mouth existence as an actor . The previous day I had been reduced to cashing in all the milk bottles ...
... meant . He meant adventure . He meant getting out of there , of his tedious job reading proofs half the night , and my hand - to - mouth existence as an actor . The previous day I had been reduced to cashing in all the milk bottles ...
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Beyond Boundaries: Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse Gisli Palsson Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1993 |