Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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Page 173
... shot , robbed or driven from their homes . So the arrival of the Petlyurists was greeted with com- plete indifference . But at one o'clock , advance units of Denikin's cavalry , followed by one regiment of Don Cossacks , moved in from ...
... shot , robbed or driven from their homes . So the arrival of the Petlyurists was greeted with com- plete indifference . But at one o'clock , advance units of Denikin's cavalry , followed by one regiment of Don Cossacks , moved in from ...
Page 213
... shot rang out in town . After each shot the dogs barked for a long time . Once a dim light glimmered far out at sea and then vanished . Everything was asleep . I slept fitfully , a few moments at a time . It was the kind of half sleep ...
... shot rang out in town . After each shot the dogs barked for a long time . Once a dim light glimmered far out at sea and then vanished . Everything was asleep . I slept fitfully , a few moments at a time . It was the kind of half sleep ...
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... shot been fired in the rear of the crowd is not to be thought of . In fact , as we learnt next day , a Soviet force had carried out a reconnaissance , but the men were so shaken by the apocalyptic scenes of the flight that they remained ...
... shot been fired in the rear of the crowd is not to be thought of . In fact , as we learnt next day , a Soviet force had carried out a reconnaissance , but the men were so shaken by the apocalyptic scenes of the flight that they remained ...
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Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
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