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 59
... took myself to Norfolk , bird - watching . ' I am no twitcher myself but my heart warmed immediately to a man who was clearly unaffected , trustworthy , and with interests outside himself . The heavy June rainfall we are experiencing is ...
... took myself to Norfolk , bird - watching . ' I am no twitcher myself but my heart warmed immediately to a man who was clearly unaffected , trustworthy , and with interests outside himself . The heavy June rainfall we are experiencing is ...
Page 158
A Journal 1996-98 Alec Guinness. The slippery elbow took charge again and she was quiet for a bit . Maybe she took forty winks . With coffee she recovered her composure and elegance . There was a general rising from the tables and a ...
A Journal 1996-98 Alec Guinness. The slippery elbow took charge again and she was quiet for a bit . Maybe she took forty winks . With coffee she recovered her composure and elegance . There was a general rising from the tables and a ...
Page 178
... took ourselves to Chichester to see Chimes at Midnight - the Orson Welles reduction of Shakespeare's two parts of the Henry IV plays . Two into one won't go . Simon Callow , as Falstaff , was a touch on the loud side but his delivery of ...
... took ourselves to Chichester to see Chimes at Midnight - the Orson Welles reduction of Shakespeare's two parts of the Henry IV plays . Two into one won't go . Simon Callow , as Falstaff , was a touch on the loud side but his delivery of ...
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