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 16
... hundred and twenty years ago however much the mores and manners have changed ; and a hundred years before that , and before that as well . The sense of continuity , going both backwards and forwards , I find endlessly rewarding ...
... hundred and twenty years ago however much the mores and manners have changed ; and a hundred years before that , and before that as well . The sense of continuity , going both backwards and forwards , I find endlessly rewarding ...
Page 204
... hundred days to live . ' A quick rough reckoning gave me until November 2000. Not bad , I thought , so long as I can sort out a few things before then and grasp the intricacies of changing over next week to banking with Coutts ; bearing ...
... hundred days to live . ' A quick rough reckoning gave me until November 2000. Not bad , I thought , so long as I can sort out a few things before then and grasp the intricacies of changing over next week to banking with Coutts ; bearing ...
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... hundred and ninety years before John- son's statements . Montaigne says , ' I have never seen caning achieve anything except making souls more cowardly or malici- ously stubborn . ' Two hundred years forward from Montaigne's writing to ...
... hundred and ninety years before John- son's statements . Montaigne says , ' I have never seen caning achieve anything except making souls more cowardly or malici- ously stubborn . ' Two hundred years forward from Montaigne's writing to ...
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