The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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Page 31
... Sussex village . The strange first air raid of the war - it was , of course , a false alarm - came to Rodmell on a lovely autumnal or late summer day . It came , I think , just after or before breakfast and I walked out onto the lawn ...
... Sussex village . The strange first air raid of the war - it was , of course , a false alarm - came to Rodmell on a lovely autumnal or late summer day . It came , I think , just after or before breakfast and I walked out onto the lawn ...
Page 65
... Sussex in order eventually to reach Lewes via Hors- ham and Brighton . And having eventually reached Lewes bored and hungry , one found the town in pitch darkness , the last bus gone , no taxis , and nothing for it but to face a four ...
... Sussex in order eventually to reach Lewes via Hors- ham and Brighton . And having eventually reached Lewes bored and hungry , one found the town in pitch darkness , the last bus gone , no taxis , and nothing for it but to face a four ...
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... Sussex , and , in her reserved way , she was deeply attached to both . She was already a young lady when she decided that she must become a doctor . It was a strange , disquieting decision , for in Sussex country houses in those days ...
... Sussex , and , in her reserved way , she was deeply attached to both . She was already a young lady when she decided that she must become a doctor . It was a strange , disquieting decision , for in Sussex country houses in those days ...
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