A Regency Novella Winner of the Whatβs in a Name? Contest! UNSEEN One night. Thatβs all Miss Penelope Ashurst wants away from the strict decorum of Regency society. Donning a mask and attending a forbidden masquerade, she meets the man of her dreams. Then, before she discovers his identity, she is k
Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays
β Scribed by Orwell, George
- Publisher
- Mariner Books;Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Year
- 2009;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 197 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
The spike -- Clink -- A hanging -- Shooting an elephant -- Bookshop memories -- Marrakech -- My country right or left -- War-time diary -- England your England -- Dear Doktor Goebbels, your British friends are feeding fine! -- Looking back on the Spanish war -- As I please, 1 -- As I please, 2 -- As I please, 3 -- As I please, 16 -- Revenge is sour -- The case for the open fire -- The sporting spirit -- In defence of English cooking -- A nice cup of tea -- The moon under water -- In front of your nose -- Some thoughts on the common toad -- A good word for the vicar of Bray -- Why I write -- How the poor die -- Such, such were the joys.
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