Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 225William Blackwood, 1929 - England |
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Page 216
... thing tremendously exhilarat- ing in his version of things as a battle against immense odds , in which something uncon- quered and unconquerable in disaster of his worldly existence . To defy the very stars them- selves in their courses ...
... thing tremendously exhilarat- ing in his version of things as a battle against immense odds , in which something uncon- quered and unconquerable in disaster of his worldly existence . To defy the very stars them- selves in their courses ...
Page 574
... thing . And therefore to write about them is to drag a thing hidden and remote into the light of day , to indulge in boosting , publicity mongering , and other unpleasant things which are nowadays studied in correspon- dence courses by ...
... thing . And therefore to write about them is to drag a thing hidden and remote into the light of day , to indulge in boosting , publicity mongering , and other unpleasant things which are nowadays studied in correspon- dence courses by ...
Page 786
... thing fixed up . " As the colonel had said , the first thing to do was to find Greville ; but where ? Obvi- ously the best thing to do was to visit his ship . They called a taxi , and went off through native quarter of the port to the ...
... thing fixed up . " As the colonel had said , the first thing to do was to find Greville ; but where ? Obvi- ously the best thing to do was to visit his ship . They called a taxi , and went off through native quarter of the port to the ...
Contents
MIST SALMON AND CROCODILES BY SHALIMAR | 46 |
A COUNTRY POSTMAN BY LIEUT COLONEL R L KENNION C I E | 83 |
A FOOTNOTE BY POUSSE CAILLOUX | 147 |
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