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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... walked when she was sad or worried or lonely for my father . If she had been crying , she came back composed ; if she had left angry with us , she returned in good humour . So we naturally believed that there was a cleansing , purifying ...
... walked when she was sad or worried or lonely for my father . If she had been crying , she came back composed ; if she had left angry with us , she returned in good humour . So we naturally believed that there was a cleansing , purifying ...
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... walked down the dark field to his boat on the beach . The coldness of the night and the news I had heard made me shiver in my own bed . One evening later that summer , Dad took Hugh and me to sea overnight . The words go to sea were ...
... walked down the dark field to his boat on the beach . The coldness of the night and the news I had heard made me shiver in my own bed . One evening later that summer , Dad took Hugh and me to sea overnight . The words go to sea were ...
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... walked off the field - the very long walk back - humiliated . My teammates confined their jubila- tion behind the traditional polite clapping , and Dreyfus said , " Oh , tough luck , sir . " But the air was electric with joy . The ...
... walked off the field - the very long walk back - humiliated . My teammates confined their jubila- tion behind the traditional polite clapping , and Dreyfus said , " Oh , tough luck , sir . " But the air was electric with joy . The ...
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Beyond Boundaries: Understanding, Translation and Anthropological Discourse Gisli Palsson Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1993 |