A Positively Final Appearance: A Journal 1996-98A worthy successor to the beloved actor's earlier diary "My Name Escapes Me, " this new volume contains Sir Alec's journal from June 1996 to December 1998. A "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. |
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Page 130
... bird didn't seem to mind her presence . Yesterday when I took a cautious peek she was still there , bright eyed ; and this afternoon both birds were in the nest , cuddled up against the cold . It was a bit of a squash for them . It has ...
... bird didn't seem to mind her presence . Yesterday when I took a cautious peek she was still there , bright eyed ; and this afternoon both birds were in the nest , cuddled up against the cold . It was a bit of a squash for them . It has ...
Page 162
... birds have deserted us . The tits , which have been like a plague during May , June and the first half of July have suddenly taken their appetites elsewhere and only a couple of finches are around and a solitary blackbird - ' The ...
... birds have deserted us . The tits , which have been like a plague during May , June and the first half of July have suddenly taken their appetites elsewhere and only a couple of finches are around and a solitary blackbird - ' The ...
Page 190
... bird park under a gloomy sky but the rain held off , which was our only consolation . Apart from the pleasure of watching flamingos close to - and being startled at how red their wings are when spread for flight - and encounter- ing a ...
... bird park under a gloomy sky but the rain held off , which was our only consolation . Apart from the pleasure of watching flamingos close to - and being startled at how red their wings are when spread for flight - and encounter- ing a ...
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