The FountainThe text is a novel set in Holland during the first World War. The main characters are a British officer, a Dutch aristocrat and his British stepdaughter who is married to a German officer. It was a winner of the 1932 Hawthornden Prize. |
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Page 49
... sometimes , just as you lose trust in your own job . Often one flies just for the excitement of speed and power ... Sometimes you'll call it God , and sometimes you'll feel that it's nothingness and that you've given up your life to ...
... sometimes , just as you lose trust in your own job . Often one flies just for the excitement of speed and power ... Sometimes you'll call it God , and sometimes you'll feel that it's nothingness and that you've given up your life to ...
Page 124
... sometimes think . " They passed through the antechambers . In each a double candlestick threw its light on to panels ... Sometimes - listen - sometimes I think I want England to win more than anyone in the world 124 The Fountain.
... sometimes think . " They passed through the antechambers . In each a double candlestick threw its light on to panels ... Sometimes - listen - sometimes I think I want England to win more than anyone in the world 124 The Fountain.
Page 343
... sometimes by his choice , sometimes by her own . She had offered to have the clavichord moved into the bedroom itself . " No , please leave it , " he said . “ I like you to be invisible when you play . Do you know , Julie , what gives ...
... sometimes by his choice , sometimes by her own . She had offered to have the clavichord moved into the bedroom itself . " No , please leave it , " he said . “ I like you to be invisible when you play . Do you know , Julie , what gives ...
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