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... Michael Holroyd in Augustus John : A Biography , telling him of ' the tremendous pleasure it gives me to see it once again ' , and , with royal tact , concentrating her praises on the beauty of its accessories and background : ' ... the ...
... Michael Holroyd in Augustus John : A Biography , telling him of ' the tremendous pleasure it gives me to see it once again ' , and , with royal tact , concentrating her praises on the beauty of its accessories and background : ' ... the ...
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... Michael Holroyd asserts was a sentimentalized fiction , but that I believe to have been com- pletely honest . I have seen him ' , writes John Rothenstein , son of his old friend and life - long associate Will , ' peer fixedly , almost ...
... Michael Holroyd asserts was a sentimentalized fiction , but that I believe to have been com- pletely honest . I have seen him ' , writes John Rothenstein , son of his old friend and life - long associate Will , ' peer fixedly , almost ...
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... Michael Holroyd , op . cit . early as 1902 , and who soon afterwards addressed him 76 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
... Michael Holroyd , op . cit . early as 1902 , and who soon afterwards addressed him 76 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
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PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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