A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and LettersDutton, 1984 - 358 pages |
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... felt intellectually inferior to them all , especially Henry , who always makes you feel it more than the others do . I felt that they were all against me and I made things worse by my obstinacy . But I felt resentful of being dominated ...
... felt intellectually inferior to them all , especially Henry , who always makes you feel it more than the others do . I felt that they were all against me and I made things worse by my obstinacy . But I felt resentful of being dominated ...
Page 135
... felt nervous and quite erschöpft and was conscious that my face had got beyond powdering and needed re - doing from ... felt I would rather be in the ranks as the lowest of the low , though to fail in anything is rather humiliating and I ...
... felt nervous and quite erschöpft and was conscious that my face had got beyond powdering and needed re - doing from ... felt I would rather be in the ranks as the lowest of the low , though to fail in anything is rather humiliating and I ...
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... felt almost sorry to have refused him . And I've just had the proofs of the story I did for the New Yorker [ Across a Crowded Room ] . And a large cheque ( for me ) from Macmillan and quite a respectable one from Cape . Cape are also ...
... felt almost sorry to have refused him . And I've just had the proofs of the story I did for the New Yorker [ Across a Crowded Room ] . And a large cheque ( for me ) from Macmillan and quite a respectable one from Cape . Cape are also ...
Contents
List of Illustrations vii | 9 |
Preface by Hazel Holt | xiii |
The Early Life by Hilary Pym I | xviii |
Copyright | |
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