Story of a lifePantheon Books, 1964 - Authors, Russian |
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Page 42
... sailors were given supper at the former Frankoni café . Comrade Agin dipped into the sacred food reserve for the occasion , and used up most of it . After such a funeral , how could there be any question of bom- bardment or of uprising ...
... sailors were given supper at the former Frankoni café . Comrade Agin dipped into the sacred food reserve for the occasion , and used up most of it . After such a funeral , how could there be any question of bom- bardment or of uprising ...
Page 77
... Sailor's Bible . It was written in Australian sailors ' jargon and seemed to us a piece of folklore unique in the world . Mironov had been lent several chapters . They had to be quickly copied out as the Heart of Ellen was leaving for ...
... Sailor's Bible . It was written in Australian sailors ' jargon and seemed to us a piece of folklore unique in the world . Mironov had been lent several chapters . They had to be quickly copied out as the Heart of Ellen was leaving for ...
Page 81
... sailors stirred and sighed . ' Go on writing , ' Mironov said , unruffled . ' Ocean going liner Kostroma . Belonged ... sailors were still there . They were pale with sleeplessness , and looked even paler in the chilly dawn pouring ...
... sailors stirred and sighed . ' Go on writing , ' Mironov said , unruffled . ' Ocean going liner Kostroma . Belonged ... sailors were still there . They were pale with sleeplessness , and looked even paler in the chilly dawn pouring ...
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Forerunners of Ostap Bender page | 7 |
Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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