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 89
... took on at Marlborough was coaching Amis for his Oxbridge examinations , particularly for the General Paper . It was ... took Group II ( Modern Studies ) in 1939 , sitting papers in Latin and English , and subsidiary papers in Greek and ...
... took on at Marlborough was coaching Amis for his Oxbridge examinations , particularly for the General Paper . It was ... took Group II ( Modern Studies ) in 1939 , sitting papers in Latin and English , and subsidiary papers in Greek and ...
Page 482
... took care of practicalities , overseeing her education , holidays and doctors ' visits . As a friend put it : ' you ... took her three years to finish The Beautiful Visit . She took no money from Scott , except for Nicola's expenses ...
... took care of practicalities , overseeing her education , holidays and doctors ' visits . As a friend put it : ' you ... took her three years to finish The Beautiful Visit . She took no money from Scott , except for Nicola's expenses ...
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... took a shower and when Hilly awoke mumbled something about catching a train . Hilly got him back into bed and the next morning he walked out of the front door into Regents Park Road and tried to flag down passing cars . He thought they ...
... took a shower and when Hilly awoke mumbled something about catching a train . Hilly got him back into bed and the next morning he walked out of the front door into Regents Park Road and tried to flag down passing cars . He thought they ...
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