Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 42
... town . ' I'd like to go tomorrow , ' said Aunt Nadya looking at my grand- mother . ' And I'd like to take Kostik . ' I blushed with joy . ' All right , darling , ' said my grandmother . ' Mind you don't catch cold , either of you ...
... town . ' I'd like to go tomorrow , ' said Aunt Nadya looking at my grand- mother . ' And I'd like to take Kostik . ' I blushed with joy . ' All right , darling , ' said my grandmother . ' Mind you don't catch cold , either of you ...
Page 74
... town of Gelendzhik near Novorossisk . A better place to discourage my passion for the sea and for the south could not have been imagined . Gelendzhik in those days was a dusty , sultry little town with barely a blade of grass in it ...
... town of Gelendzhik near Novorossisk . A better place to discourage my passion for the sea and for the south could not have been imagined . Gelendzhik in those days was a dusty , sultry little town with barely a blade of grass in it ...
Page 211
... town to buy provisions and gunpowder . He took me along with him . We were to return the same night . I enjoyed the drive through the deserted countryside . The road ran between the marshes , over sandy hillocks overgrown with stunted ...
... town to buy provisions and gunpowder . He took me along with him . We were to return the same night . I enjoyed the drive through the deserted countryside . The road ran between the marshes , over sandy hillocks overgrown with stunted ...
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