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 123
... tells me this year he has turned over the direction of the Re - en- actment to a woman named Gale Johnson , wife of a local preacher , who has some theatrical training . She rewrote the script and came to him with it . Now she's already ...
... tells me this year he has turned over the direction of the Re - en- actment to a woman named Gale Johnson , wife of a local preacher , who has some theatrical training . She rewrote the script and came to him with it . Now she's already ...
Page 216
... tells me about how long she rehearsed , how hard it was to work with amateurs . She tells me Sheriff Sneed is great , totally relaxed , but won't rehearse , just turns up for final dress rehearsal . She tells me they pass out sheets to ...
... tells me about how long she rehearsed , how hard it was to work with amateurs . She tells me Sheriff Sneed is great , totally relaxed , but won't rehearse , just turns up for final dress rehearsal . She tells me they pass out sheets to ...
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... tells Rocky imperiously and goes back inside . A moment later she returns with a child ( a clean , neat child ) on one hip and a bunch of papers in her free hand which , according to her , prove someone stole her cheque book and forged ...
... tells Rocky imperiously and goes back inside . A moment later she returns with a child ( a clean , neat child ) on one hip and a bunch of papers in her free hand which , according to her , prove someone stole her cheque book and forged ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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