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 42
... someone who has merely found another outlet for their hysteria . The racial composition of the bus has changed ... someone's putting their hand in my toolbox . The whole concept seems Orwellian to me , a way of changing appearance ...
... someone who has merely found another outlet for their hysteria . The racial composition of the bus has changed ... someone's putting their hand in my toolbox . The whole concept seems Orwellian to me , a way of changing appearance ...
Page 93
... someone else , an old family friend . One night he was speaking to her when on the phone he felt Clare's presence behind him and turned . Now the final agony began . I must have gone to sleep at some point because I wake up and find ...
... someone else , an old family friend . One night he was speaking to her when on the phone he felt Clare's presence behind him and turned . Now the final agony began . I must have gone to sleep at some point because I wake up and find ...
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... someone said . ' Broken heart nothing , ' Darrow responded , ' he died of a busted belly . ' But I think it's possible Malone and Darrow did in fact kill him . The line holds , and then it holds no longer . A happy man gets hit by a car ...
... someone said . ' Broken heart nothing , ' Darrow responded , ' he died of a busted belly . ' But I think it's possible Malone and Darrow did in fact kill him . The line holds , and then it holds no longer . A happy man gets hit by a car ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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