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 87
... knew of my reverence for Miriam Rothschild and knew that I would be unaware of the broadcast . As a result of that tape I wrote to La Rothschild ( who when at home is the Hon . Mrs Lane ) with one or two childish queries , particularly ...
... knew of my reverence for Miriam Rothschild and knew that I would be unaware of the broadcast . As a result of that tape I wrote to La Rothschild ( who when at home is the Hon . Mrs Lane ) with one or two childish queries , particularly ...
Page 212
... knew her she was fundamentally sad ; she was widowed a few years before the 1939-45 war and her only son had been killed serving with the Navy in 1942. She kept up a brittle brightness in company but she never recovered from the loss of ...
... knew her she was fundamentally sad ; she was widowed a few years before the 1939-45 war and her only son had been killed serving with the Navy in 1942. She kept up a brittle brightness in company but she never recovered from the loss of ...
Page 231
... knew I was expected . Unfortunately Mu had lost the keys to the front door . After ten minutes of grimacing at each other through a slit of glass we both gave up . She showed me , with a despairing shrug , a tray of porcelain eggs ...
... knew I was expected . Unfortunately Mu had lost the keys to the front door . After ten minutes of grimacing at each other through a slit of glass we both gave up . She showed me , with a despairing shrug , a tray of porcelain eggs ...
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