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Manifestations of such an outbreak or of something or other still lingered: an
oldish man asleep with his head on the arm of a chair and his trousers covered
with cigarette ash ; a youngish man seated upright on one of those pouf things, ...
Manifestations of such an outbreak or of something or other still lingered: an
oldish man asleep with his head on the arm of a chair and his trousers covered
with cigarette ash ; a youngish man seated upright on one of those pouf things, ...
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She picked up a massively embossed cigarette box and scattered its contents,
twenty or thirty cigarettes, on the floor. "The moment anyone comes up here start
picking these up. You can pant as much as you like after that." She snapped the ...
She picked up a massively embossed cigarette box and scattered its contents,
twenty or thirty cigarettes, on the floor. "The moment anyone comes up here start
picking these up. You can pant as much as you like after that." She snapped the ...
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me and said: "I say, you don't happen to have a cigarette, do you?" "I'm sorry, I
don't smoke," I said, but Beynon was pulling out a twenty package and giving it to
Howard with "Here you are, boy, help yourself." "Thanks very much," Howard said
...
me and said: "I say, you don't happen to have a cigarette, do you?" "I'm sorry, I
don't smoke," I said, but Beynon was pulling out a twenty package and giving it to
Howard with "Here you are, boy, help yourself." "Thanks very much," Howard said
...
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User Review - nigeyb - LibraryThingVery readable, albeit with an implausible upbeat ending. This book reminded me a bit of the John Updike Rabbit books. From what I recall, they also featured a central character who was unsure about ... Read full review
THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING
User Review - KirkusA second book from one of the young English novelists (Lucky Jim was the first) continues his prodding of pomp and many circumstances, of upper class apings and ossified institutionalism. This takes ... Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | That uncertain feeling: a novel |
| Author | Kingsley Amis |
| Publisher | Gollancz, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 29 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 254 pages |
| Subjects | › › England Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science Librarians Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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