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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... lady of quality who lay groaning in a little alcove , surrounded by curtains . They could hear her breathing in great hoarse gulps as they approached . The boiling water and lukewarm towels were ready . The nurses hovered . The waters ...
... lady of quality who lay groaning in a little alcove , surrounded by curtains . They could hear her breathing in great hoarse gulps as they approached . The boiling water and lukewarm towels were ready . The nurses hovered . The waters ...
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... ladies in to dinner , and then sat in a ferocious , diminutive silence beside her . No matter how charming the lady , Barry's morose monosyllables never varied . He might be a perfect gentleman , 90 JAMES MIRANDA BARRY.
... ladies in to dinner , and then sat in a ferocious , diminutive silence beside her . No matter how charming the lady , Barry's morose monosyllables never varied . He might be a perfect gentleman , 90 JAMES MIRANDA BARRY.
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... Lady Fraser ( née Walden ) The journalist's name was Henrietta Stackpole . She had a neat , quick step and was freshly trimmed at all the edges . She swept into the front hall , smelling of energy and America . Alice watched her through ...
... Lady Fraser ( née Walden ) The journalist's name was Henrietta Stackpole . She had a neat , quick step and was freshly trimmed at all the edges . She swept into the front hall , smelling of energy and America . Alice watched her through ...
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