Indian Dust DevilsHobbs, 1937 - 138 pages |
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Page 19
... clothing packed in the Red Sea . In spite of general complaints , Calcutta under European management was dirtier in every respect than it is today . One must tell the truth sometimes , even in reminiscences . Amuse- OUR GRIEF CHAMPION 19.
... clothing packed in the Red Sea . In spite of general complaints , Calcutta under European management was dirtier in every respect than it is today . One must tell the truth sometimes , even in reminiscences . Amuse- OUR GRIEF CHAMPION 19.
Page 27
... tell if it was Bank Holiday or Budge Budge . For a time he stayed at home , keeping the worst company in the world - his own . Then he disappeared , nobody seemed to know anything about him . One Sunday morning he came home reeking with ...
... tell if it was Bank Holiday or Budge Budge . For a time he stayed at home , keeping the worst company in the world - his own . Then he disappeared , nobody seemed to know anything about him . One Sunday morning he came home reeking with ...
Page 57
... tell you , is doubtless an impotent quacker , no doubt ! " a remark long cherished as a first class example of wrong words giving the right meaning . There is possibly nothing new about those licensed and unlicensed practitioners who ...
... tell you , is doubtless an impotent quacker , no doubt ! " a remark long cherished as a first class example of wrong words giving the right meaning . There is possibly nothing new about those licensed and unlicensed practitioners who ...
Contents
PUSH OFF A BIT BEHIND SCRATCH | 4 |
OUR GRIEF CHAMPION | 16 |
THE BOOK OF THE WORLD | 31 |
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