The Life of Kingsley AmisIn this authorised biography, Zachary Leader argues that Kingsley Amis was not only the finest comic novelist of his generation, but a dominant figure in post-war British writing, as novelist, poet, critic and polemicist. |
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... Sally refused to go to school , it was difficult to figure out what she should do instead . ' That's when Jane had ... Sally's life , family and close friends frequently refer to early the fall and fractured skull at two , the horrific ...
... Sally refused to go to school , it was difficult to figure out what she should do instead . ' That's when Jane had ... Sally's life , family and close friends frequently refer to early the fall and fractured skull at two , the horrific ...
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... Sally on the doorstep ... Hilly had a marvel- lous orange dress on which she'd been given by Gully [ Martin's girl- friend ] and her hair seemed to be more buttercup at that time and Sally was looking very blonde and voluptuous . ' Ali ...
... Sally on the doorstep ... Hilly had a marvel- lous orange dress on which she'd been given by Gully [ Martin's girl- friend ] and her hair seemed to be more buttercup at that time and Sally was looking very blonde and voluptuous . ' Ali ...
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... Sally arrived at Gardnor House drunk and passed out on the stairs . According to Martin , Amis took one look at her ... Sally went off the rails : she drank up everything in Service's wine cellar at home , then , according to Martin ...
... Sally arrived at Gardnor House drunk and passed out on the stairs . According to Martin , Amis took one look at her ... Sally went off the rails : she drank up everything in Service's wine cellar at home , then , according to Martin ...
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