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 36
... leaving England and family and really facing up to the war ; but a ship even an old , rusty , greasy merchantman with one feeble gun would mean escape from this nineteen - fortyish version of Dante's Inferno . - That was my experience ...
... leaving England and family and really facing up to the war ; but a ship even an old , rusty , greasy merchantman with one feeble gun would mean escape from this nineteen - fortyish version of Dante's Inferno . - That was my experience ...
Page 38
... leaving the church we were caught up by Piers Paul Read . Curiously enough I had decided that morning to start reading his new novel , Knights of the Cross . In the late afternoon we took ourselves to the Romeo and Juliet film . It was ...
... leaving the church we were caught up by Piers Paul Read . Curiously enough I had decided that morning to start reading his new novel , Knights of the Cross . In the late afternoon we took ourselves to the Romeo and Juliet film . It was ...
Page 228
... leaving a London hotel where film stars often stay , I was astonished by the nice , chummy taxi - driver , who sort of recognized my face , when he said , ' I'll leave the lights on in the back of the cab ; I expect that's what you like ...
... leaving a London hotel where film stars often stay , I was astonished by the nice , chummy taxi - driver , who sort of recognized my face , when he said , ' I'll leave the lights on in the back of the cab ; I expect that's what you like ...
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