The Peppered MothA portrait of four generations of one family, this story explores themes of inheritance, DNA, the individual's place in history and fate. It spans from Bessie Bawtry, a small child living in a Yorkshire mining town in 1905, to her granddaughter, listening to a lecture on genetic inheritance. |
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Page 285
... hand into her father's big dirty hot one , and they stand there , gazing at all the firefolk who have gone before , in that crematorium cavern . And Pa holds her hand , and she is not afraid . When she wakes , she thinks , yes , that ...
... hand into her father's big dirty hot one , and they stand there , gazing at all the firefolk who have gone before , in that crematorium cavern . And Pa holds her hand , and she is not afraid . When she wakes , she thinks , yes , that ...
Page 337
... hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . She is thinking about Adam and Eve and Cotterhall Man and Steve Nieman as the train comes to a standstill between stations . Nothing very unusual in ...
... hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . She is thinking about Adam and Eve and Cotterhall Man and Steve Nieman as the train comes to a standstill between stations . Nothing very unusual in ...
Page 376
... hand to her . ' Pleased to meet you , ' he says . They shake hands , across the divide . His hand is hot and safe , his grasp is firm . The pause ends , the tape reverses , and the second side of the tape begins to play . I know that my ...
... hand to her . ' Pleased to meet you , ' he says . They shake hands , across the divide . His hand is hot and safe , his grasp is firm . The pause ends , the tape reverses , and the second side of the tape begins to play . I know that my ...
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