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 57
... sitting in his ancestral mansion . He was an elderly gentleman , obviously in poor health , sitting in a small ugly room . Whether my scale of values had been distorted by looking at all the " treasures " accumulated over four centuries ...
... sitting in his ancestral mansion . He was an elderly gentleman , obviously in poor health , sitting in a small ugly room . Whether my scale of values had been distorted by looking at all the " treasures " accumulated over four centuries ...
Page 65
... sitting - room of Monks House the thousands of books which we had had in London were piled on tables , chairs , and all over the floor . I had always had a passion for buying and accumulating books , and so had Virginia , but she had ...
... sitting - room of Monks House the thousands of books which we had had in London were piled on tables , chairs , and all over the floor . I had always had a passion for buying and accumulating books , and so had Virginia , but she had ...
Page 165
... sit in No. 11 Downing Street on one side of a long table and on the other side sits Clem Attlee , not yet a peer , but Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council in Churchill's war Cabi- net ; we met a stony refusal from ...
... sit in No. 11 Downing Street on one side of a long table and on the other side sits Clem Attlee , not yet a peer , but Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council in Churchill's war Cabi- net ; we met a stony refusal from ...
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