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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... never talked about it the way my mother did . It was one of her ways of infusing us with pride , especially if I was sulky about doing a chore like washing the dishes . " You should be ashamed of yourself ! " she would say . " Think of ...
... never talked about it the way my mother did . It was one of her ways of infusing us with pride , especially if I was sulky about doing a chore like washing the dishes . " You should be ashamed of yourself ! " she would say . " Think of ...
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... never thawed and two yellow icicles stood reproachfully against the wall . They symbolised to me why Dylan Thomas should never come to Ottawa . I was reading everything I could find about him , toying with the idea of staying in college ...
... never thawed and two yellow icicles stood reproachfully against the wall . They symbolised to me why Dylan Thomas should never come to Ottawa . I was reading everything I could find about him , toying with the idea of staying in college ...
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... never thought he would have to take on this terrible burden . " When the world really came apart in 1939 , the crisp tones of those disembodied British voices carried a special authority . They touched us three thousand miles away with ...
... never thought he would have to take on this terrible burden . " When the world really came apart in 1939 , the crisp tones of those disembodied British voices carried a special authority . They touched us three thousand miles away with ...
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Beyond Boundaries: Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse Gisli Palsson Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1993 |