A Very Private Eye: An Autobiography in Diaries and LettersDutton, 1984 - 358 pages |
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Page 41
... sweet Englishman called Henry Stanley Harvey , but at the age of not quite 21 , it is not possible to be certain . Henry does not write , nor do I see him . The Germans at least appreciate me if the English don't . I June . The last day ...
... sweet Englishman called Henry Stanley Harvey , but at the age of not quite 21 , it is not possible to be certain . Henry does not write , nor do I see him . The Germans at least appreciate me if the English don't . I June . The last day ...
Page 105
... sweet williams , roses and sweet peas . Tonight ( rashly ) I wrote to Jay . Afterwards picking flowers I thought of ' Go Lovely Rose ' and How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair Also of the chicken ...
... sweet williams , roses and sweet peas . Tonight ( rashly ) I wrote to Jay . Afterwards picking flowers I thought of ' Go Lovely Rose ' and How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair Also of the chicken ...
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... Sweet Dove . It has been gratifyingly well received , enough balm to soothe and heal all those wounds when only you and a few kind friends thought anything of my works . Francis King has written beautifully in Books and Bookmen . It's ...
... Sweet Dove . It has been gratifyingly well received , enough balm to soothe and heal all those wounds when only you and a few kind friends thought anything of my works . Francis King has written beautifully in Books and Bookmen . It's ...
Contents
List of Illustrations vii | 9 |
Preface by Hazel Holt | xiii |
The Early Life by Hilary Pym I | xviii |
Copyright | |
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