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Review: Maiden VoyageUser Review - William Herschel - GoodreadsStarts on despair and melancholy, floats into the dream-like, and ends on that shattering melancholic note again. This one is in the first person which makes it more real. As expected, there isn't a ... Read full review Review: Maiden VoyageUser Review - James - GoodreadsIt's a cliche, but the worst thing about the works of Denton Welch is they eventually end. It's so delightful to spend several hours inside his peculiar head, luxuriating in his exquisite, microscopic ... Read full review Related books
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