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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... door . Before I've even rung the door I hear the clatter of boots and look up . A large blonde woman , somewhat older and considerably heavier than the one in the photographs , appears on the balcony with a cigarette in her hand ...
... door . Before I've even rung the door I hear the clatter of boots and look up . A large blonde woman , somewhat older and considerably heavier than the one in the photographs , appears on the balcony with a cigarette in her hand ...
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... door of Robinson's Drug Store , or imagine the requisitioned houses beneath the waters of the TVA , or see the end result of it all , Aunt Ruth trembling behind the screen door , Gloria with her wayward , uprooted laugh . I stop talking ...
... door of Robinson's Drug Store , or imagine the requisitioned houses beneath the waters of the TVA , or see the end result of it all , Aunt Ruth trembling behind the screen door , Gloria with her wayward , uprooted laugh . I stop talking ...
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... door and return to dinner , unbusted , confirmed : good citizens deserving of protection . Back in the car , Rocky shuffles his warrants . ' Ah , here's one that might be fun , ' he says , smiling . ' Better do it before it gets too ...
... door and return to dinner , unbusted , confirmed : good citizens deserving of protection . Back in the car , Rocky shuffles his warrants . ' Ah , here's one that might be fun , ' he says , smiling . ' Better do it before it gets too ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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