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 37
... walked – M. and I rather slowly with the aid of our sticks to a posh new restaurant where Alan Bennett was to join us . The food was superb but noise was still with us , echoing off the wooden floor and bouncing off walls - - and ...
... walked – M. and I rather slowly with the aid of our sticks to a posh new restaurant where Alan Bennett was to join us . The food was superb but noise was still with us , echoing off the wooden floor and bouncing off walls - - and ...
Page 117
... walked out into the London traffic carrying a bag of various delicious breads , crème fraîche and coconut milk , my mind revolving on various productions of King Lear and the actors who had played Edgar and Gloucester . The late Alan ...
... walked out into the London traffic carrying a bag of various delicious breads , crème fraîche and coconut milk , my mind revolving on various productions of King Lear and the actors who had played Edgar and Gloucester . The late Alan ...
Page 171
... walked out of the church and strolled silently for half an hour along the shore of Loch Fyne . Our conversations were frequently of religion and he had an inquiring , often original , philosophical turn of mind . Neither of us , I am ...
... walked out of the church and strolled silently for half an hour along the shore of Loch Fyne . Our conversations were frequently of religion and he had an inquiring , often original , philosophical turn of mind . Neither of us , I am ...
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