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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... watch him sitting on a barrier . His exhausted eyes are focused on some distant hour beyond this sorrow and awkwardness . The girl sits behind me and continues to cry as the bus pulls away . The man waves fatalistically to his daughter ...
... watch him sitting on a barrier . His exhausted eyes are focused on some distant hour beyond this sorrow and awkwardness . The girl sits behind me and continues to cry as the bus pulls away . The man waves fatalistically to his daughter ...
Page 82
... watch her step gingerly into a nearby field to gather a plant which she would then identify later . She was only interested in wild flowers . Our back garden , the one that ran down to the river , contained no ' kept ' flowers , which ...
... watch her step gingerly into a nearby field to gather a plant which she would then identify later . She was only interested in wild flowers . Our back garden , the one that ran down to the river , contained no ' kept ' flowers , which ...
Page 217
... watch it together ? ' I tell her I'm going to be out of the country until at least September . ' Well , you can just call me when you're in town and we'll watch it together . ' Like I'm just going to be passing through Dayton some time ...
... watch it together ? ' I tell her I'm going to be out of the country until at least September . ' Well , you can just call me when you're in town and we'll watch it together . ' Like I'm just going to be passing through Dayton some time ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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