The Story of a Life: The restless yearsPantheon Books, 1974 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 93
... gave me , and this depressed me . Every time I sat down to write a new story I was firmly resolved to be ruthless with my- self and not leave the world of reality for the world of artificial things . But every time a blind inner force ...
... gave me , and this depressed me . Every time I sat down to write a new story I was firmly resolved to be ruthless with my- self and not leave the world of reality for the world of artificial things . But every time a blind inner force ...
Page 128
... gave him - lonely and reserved as he was - its last smile : the love of a wonderful and devoted woman . As he went off to join his unit and said goodbye to her , he did not look back . It was beyond his strength . There are ordeals ...
... gave him - lonely and reserved as he was - its last smile : the love of a wonderful and devoted woman . As he went off to join his unit and said goodbye to her , he did not look back . It was beyond his strength . There are ordeals ...
Page 136
... gave the impression of being made of Swiss cheese . Of banknotes with large denominations , smart and crisp , made of thin paper , with the romantic portrait of the young Bonaparte on the bridge of Arcole , nothing remained but a ...
... gave the impression of being made of Swiss cheese . Of banknotes with large denominations , smart and crisp , made of thin paper , with the romantic portrait of the young Bonaparte on the bridge of Arcole , nothing remained but a ...
Contents
Map page | 9 |
The Last Meeting II | 11 |
The Silent Fields | 18 |
Copyright | |
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