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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Page 630
... stay longer : ' I should like to stay for months , ' he replied . ' I'm very anxious to give Jill a rest . ' He stayed for five weeks , and died in his room at Lemmons on 22 May , surrounded by family and friends . Daniel had been ...
... stay longer : ' I should like to stay for months , ' he replied . ' I'm very anxious to give Jill a rest . ' He stayed for five weeks , and died in his room at Lemmons on 22 May , surrounded by family and friends . Daniel had been ...
Page 655
... stay with Sybil and Colin Welch , then to Tuscany , to stay with Woodrow and Verushka Wyatt . During her absence she arranged for people to stay with Amis at Lemmons , in addition , that is , to Kit , Sargy and Colin . Amis kept no ...
... stay with Sybil and Colin Welch , then to Tuscany , to stay with Woodrow and Verushka Wyatt . During her absence she arranged for people to stay with Amis at Lemmons , in addition , that is , to Kit , Sargy and Colin . Amis kept no ...
Page 985
... stays in Soller , 538 , 542 ; KA and EJH stay in Pollensa , 543 Mandrake ( Oxford magazine ) , 189-90 , 216-17 Mann , Sargy : lives with EJH's family , 480 ; encourages Philip Amis to study art , 578 ; lives in Maida Vale house , 580-1 ...
... stays in Soller , 538 , 542 ; KA and EJH stay in Pollensa , 543 Mandrake ( Oxford magazine ) , 189-90 , 216-17 Mann , Sargy : lives with EJH's family , 480 ; encourages Philip Amis to study art , 578 ; lives in Maida Vale house , 580-1 ...
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