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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... door . I crouched and slithered , calculating every distance crossed in relation to the sight - lines up the staircase . I must not be seen . Out of the schoolroom and along the landing , I uncoil steadily , oozing like liquid jelly ...
... door . I crouched and slithered , calculating every distance crossed in relation to the sight - lines up the staircase . I must not be seen . Out of the schoolroom and along the landing , I uncoil steadily , oozing like liquid jelly ...
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... door . One of the great advantages of being small and thin is that you can ooze through doors like a flat shadow . I sat holding my breath , crouched between the piano leg and the curtain , when the door , which I had failed to re ...
... door . One of the great advantages of being small and thin is that you can ooze through doors like a flat shadow . I sat holding my breath , crouched between the piano leg and the curtain , when the door , which I had failed to re ...
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... door no longer has a handle , only layers of string threaded back through the keyhole , to prevent the door from closing forever . A smell of damp and rot pervades the kitchen , but it is at least swept and I catch the odour of washed ...
... door no longer has a handle , only layers of string threaded back through the keyhole , to prevent the door from closing forever . A smell of damp and rot pervades the kitchen , but it is at least swept and I catch the odour of washed ...
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