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Page 64
... literary affairs , and deeply concerned with her fellow writers ' prospects ; and it was she who , recognizing Elizabeth Bowen's gifts , ' lit up ' , said Elizabeth , ' a confidence I never had ' . Rose's kindness showed ' a touch of ...
... literary affairs , and deeply concerned with her fellow writers ' prospects ; and it was she who , recognizing Elizabeth Bowen's gifts , ' lit up ' , said Elizabeth , ' a confidence I never had ' . Rose's kindness showed ' a touch of ...
Page 119
... literary life that seems always worth discussion , the effect of his body on a writer's mind , and the link between talent and disease . Though not himself a writer of genius , he belonged to the sad procession of literary sick men ...
... literary life that seems always worth discussion , the effect of his body on a writer's mind , and the link between talent and disease . Though not himself a writer of genius , he belonged to the sad procession of literary sick men ...
Page 158
... literary world , whose novels and biographies were soon to bring her fame , and whose wit and charm and blithe insouciance - she appeared to be equally at home in Versailles and a Wiltshire country house - gained her many thousand ...
... literary world , whose novels and biographies were soon to bring her fame , and whose wit and charm and blithe insouciance - she appeared to be equally at home in Versailles and a Wiltshire country house - gained her many thousand ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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