Fielding Gray: The Fourth Novel of the "Alms for Oblivion" SequenceBlond, 1967 - 208 strán (strany) "The lead novel in Raven's ''Alms for Oblivion'' sequence (there are ten in all), this very English tale is set in 1945 and perpetuates the image of the public school as a haven for upper-class snobbery and other more earthly vices. Intelligent and popular, Fielding Gray likes to play the role of romantic pagan, in many respects a charming persona, but one which inevitably leads to conflict with the forces of convention. His rather careless seduction of another student sets off a chain of events with tragic consequences that alter the course of his life. The tale is not offered, however, as a defense of conventional morality. Indeed, many of its representatives are less than appealing, eager to use the tragedy for their own ends. Urbane and exhibiting an occasional flash of wit reminiscent of Waugh, it is a work that should appeal to most Anglophiles."--fantasticfiction.com. |
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Strana 83
... eyes and cheeks bulging , was too much . ' You seemed fierce enough , ' I said , ' to make us have what you thought fit . If , just for once , the tables have been turned , it bloody well serves you right . ' Not clever , I thought to ...
... eyes and cheeks bulging , was too much . ' You seemed fierce enough , ' I said , ' to make us have what you thought fit . If , just for once , the tables have been turned , it bloody well serves you right . ' Not clever , I thought to ...
Strana 90
... eyes were the light blue of a summer's dawn . ( They were also her weakest feature , being slightly crossed and rather close together . ) All in all , she could not have been much more than twenty , and the turned up nose took two years ...
... eyes were the light blue of a summer's dawn . ( They were also her weakest feature , being slightly crossed and rather close together . ) All in all , she could not have been much more than twenty , and the turned up nose took two years ...
Strana 193
... eyes and kind , clumsy hands was enough to quicken the dull fens to enchantment , to make the blue war - time bulbs , which darkened rather than lit the carriage , shine out for durbar . But now , glad as I am that he is coming here , I ...
... eyes and kind , clumsy hands was enough to quicken the dull fens to enchantment , to make the blue war - time bulbs , which darkened rather than lit the carriage , shine out for durbar . But now , glad as I am that he is coming here , I ...
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