Written by Herself: Women's Memoirs from Britain, Africa, Asia, and the United StatesJill K. Conway Vintage Books, 1996 "The bestselling author of The Road from Coorain presents an extraordinarily powerful anthology of the autobiographical writings of 25 women, literary predecessors and contemporaries that include Jane Addams, Zora Neale Hurst, Harriet Jacobs, Ellen Glasgow, Maya Angelou, Sara Josephine Baker, Margaret Mead, Gloria Steinem, and Maxine Hong Kingston."--Provided by publisher. |
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... door . But when , suddenly , the shriek of the whistle cut sharply through the tumult of sound , our resolution not to kiss on a crowded plat- form vanished with our consciousness of the crowd's exasperating presence . Too angry and ...
... door . But when , suddenly , the shriek of the whistle cut sharply through the tumult of sound , our resolution not to kiss on a crowded plat- form vanished with our consciousness of the crowd's exasperating presence . Too angry and ...
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... door when I wanted to use the lavatory . The wardress stood by while I washed . The daily pro- gramme , whatever I pretended , was not mine but theirs . Prison routine imposed itself during the first days of bewildered existence in ...
... door when I wanted to use the lavatory . The wardress stood by while I washed . The daily pro- gramme , whatever I pretended , was not mine but theirs . Prison routine imposed itself during the first days of bewildered existence in ...
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... door was always closed ( a distinction was made between those ed- ucated enough to value the privacy of a closed door and those so peasantlike the door was always half open ) , the neighbors felt free to knock at any time : borrow small ...
... door was always closed ( a distinction was made between those ed- ucated enough to value the privacy of a closed door and those so peasantlike the door was always half open ) , the neighbors felt free to knock at any time : borrow small ...
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Margery Perham 18951982 | 2 |
from TESTAMENT OF YOUTH | 66 |
Angelica Garnett 1918 | 117 |
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Written by Herself: Volume 2: Women's Memoirs From Britain, Africa, Asia and ... Jill Ker Conway Перегляд фрагмента - 1996 |
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