Story of a Life, Volume 5Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 10
... Black Sea fleet . ' On ending this little digression I should like to wish every writer to have readers as exacting as Captain Malov . And at the same time I cannot help feeling , once again , a pang of envy at the captain's fate ...
... Black Sea fleet . ' On ending this little digression I should like to wish every writer to have readers as exacting as Captain Malov . And at the same time I cannot help feeling , once again , a pang of envy at the captain's fate ...
Page 11
... Black Sea . Sebastopol's bays are cut into a porous coast which looks like a fossilized sponge . Weak little spikes of grass and an occasional faded flower the size of a match - head , grow out of the cracks in that sponge - like ...
... Black Sea . Sebastopol's bays are cut into a porous coast which looks like a fossilized sponge . Weak little spikes of grass and an occasional faded flower the size of a match - head , grow out of the cracks in that sponge - like ...
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... Black Sea without letting it draw breath . Finally , they chased it right into one corner of the sea , near Batum , and in their en- thusiasm even rushed full speed into our waters . The Batum fortress stopped them by firing a few shots ...
... Black Sea without letting it draw breath . Finally , they chased it right into one corner of the sea , near Batum , and in their en- thusiasm even rushed full speed into our waters . The Batum fortress stopped them by firing a few shots ...
Contents
A Short Explanation page | 7 |
My Thanks to a Reader | 9 |
The Tobacco Republic | 13 |
Copyright | |
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