James Miranda BarrySerpent's Tail, 1999 - Počet stran: 375 James Miranda Barry enrols as a medical student in Edinburgh, the start of a glorious career as a military surgeon. He achieves fame as a legendary duellist and a celebrated social figure. But James Miranda Barry was also a woman. Her greatest achievement has been to pass for a man for 50 years. |
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... Barry ached to see what he was doing . " Come on . Try to get up . Are you going to be sick ? " Barry's sympathy was now diluted with impatience . Jobson looked into the grey eyes , pale face and ginger freckles inches from his own .
... Barry ached to see what he was doing . " Come on . Try to get up . Are you going to be sick ? " Barry's sympathy was now diluted with impatience . Jobson looked into the grey eyes , pale face and ginger freckles inches from his own .
Strana 75
... Barry's face glowed a little from running . His coat now bore a dark rim of mud . Jobson looked down at the boy's tiny blue knuckles clutching the iron railings and suddenly noticed the size of Barry's hands . Dr Fyfe had stressed the ...
... Barry's face glowed a little from running . His coat now bore a dark rim of mud . Jobson looked down at the boy's tiny blue knuckles clutching the iron railings and suddenly noticed the size of Barry's hands . Dr Fyfe had stressed the ...
Strana 364
... Barry's relatives were dead , and that it was no secret of mine , and that my own impression was that Dr Barry was a hermaphrodite . But whether Dr Barry was male , female , or hermaphrodite I do not know . I am prepared however to ...
... Barry's relatives were dead , and that it was no secret of mine , and that my own impression was that Dr Barry was a hermaphrodite . But whether Dr Barry was male , female , or hermaphrodite I do not know . I am prepared however to ...
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