Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 73
... greatcoat and clogs on his bare feet , looked like a tramp . But no one had greater charm than this innocent - eyed boy . He looked twenty although he was getting on for forty . He was an excellent storyteller . His sense of humour ...
... greatcoat and clogs on his bare feet , looked like a tramp . But no one had greater charm than this innocent - eyed boy . He looked twenty although he was getting on for forty . He was an excellent storyteller . His sense of humour ...
Page 110
... greatcoat , and suddenly shout in a piercing falsetto which could be heard streets away : " The best ! The strongest ! The most lasting ! ' He never said what he had to sell . His flight was like a whirl- wind . The crowd weaved round ...
... greatcoat , and suddenly shout in a piercing falsetto which could be heard streets away : " The best ! The strongest ! The most lasting ! ' He never said what he had to sell . His flight was like a whirl- wind . The crowd weaved round ...
Page 200
... greatcoat on , picked up his Mauser and told us to stay in the cabin unless we heard a revolver shot . His face , the muscles in it bulging like whipcord , looked savage . We waited for the shot but it never came . The wildest rumours ...
... greatcoat on , picked up his Mauser and told us to stay in the cabin unless we heard a revolver shot . His face , the muscles in it bulging like whipcord , looked savage . We waited for the shot but it never came . The wildest rumours ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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