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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... Jones was long gone . Her side of the bed was cold and the only trace of her visitation was a dry sliver of mud on both sheets . The room too was cold and I now faced a chamberpot that was dangerously full and occupied by a large ...
... Jones was long gone . Her side of the bed was cold and the only trace of her visitation was a dry sliver of mud on both sheets . The room too was cold and I now faced a chamberpot that was dangerously full and occupied by a large ...
Strana 156
... Jones . She is quite a famous model . Artists will pay a good deal for her services . " My lips tighten . " Will they , indeed ? " " She has given up her career as a model for a new career as an actress . She is a woman of great talent ...
... Jones . She is quite a famous model . Artists will pay a good deal for her services . " My lips tighten . " Will they , indeed ? " " She has given up her career as a model for a new career as an actress . She is a woman of great talent ...
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... Jones leaked forth into the stream . Barry had been seen at many of her London performances . He had even once accompanied her on a tour of Ireland and the northern provinces . He had been a frequent visitor at her London house . During ...
... Jones leaked forth into the stream . Barry had been seen at many of her London performances . He had even once accompanied her on a tour of Ireland and the northern provinces . He had been a frequent visitor at her London house . During ...
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