Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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Page 233
... decided to move back . Rocky came through a short while later on his way to Houston , Texas , where he was planning to work on the oil rigs . He stayed with his mother a couple of weeks and was impressed how friendly everyone was and ...
... decided to move back . Rocky came through a short while later on his way to Houston , Texas , where he was planning to work on the oil rigs . He stayed with his mother a couple of weeks and was impressed how friendly everyone was and ...
Page 249
... decided to withdraw . My mother now drank almost every day . Capable of charm and warmth , she still performed the role of mother with every appear- ance of love- until she drank and then her eyes would close and gloom would alternate ...
... decided to withdraw . My mother now drank almost every day . Capable of charm and warmth , she still performed the role of mother with every appear- ance of love- until she drank and then her eyes would close and gloom would alternate ...
Page 322
... decided when to dig her in ; best therefore to have her handy . Off I drove , through the countryside , past St Anne's Prep School , and up to a gaunt , dark - reddish funeral home in a grim section of the town : run by the Co - op ...
... decided when to dig her in ; best therefore to have her handy . Off I drove , through the countryside , past St Anne's Prep School , and up to a gaunt , dark - reddish funeral home in a grim section of the town : run by the Co - op ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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