ThorofareHarcourt, Brace, 1942 - 469 pages "An English boy adapts to American life in a Maryland prep school." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation. |
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Page 152
... suggested some highly personal reproach . This was a matter of some concern to Jeff . He had suffered so much from ironical cries about Thomas G - offerson and G - offer- son Davis that any suggested return to the unmanly spelling was ...
... suggested some highly personal reproach . This was a matter of some concern to Jeff . He had suffered so much from ironical cries about Thomas G - offerson and G - offer- son Davis that any suggested return to the unmanly spelling was ...
Page 293
... suggest to them what lies behind Shakespeare or any other desperado of the island tongue : the feeling of England itself . How suggest it to these flippant or incapacious children , naturally suspicious of any kind of beauty they had ...
... suggest to them what lies behind Shakespeare or any other desperado of the island tongue : the feeling of England itself . How suggest it to these flippant or incapacious children , naturally suspicious of any kind of beauty they had ...
Page 327
... suggested Mr. Rhodes . " He knew the redcoats couldn't hit him , " said Star , and the class exploded . Skinny's ... suggest there might be a chance to continue music during vacation . The boys , returned to courtesy , explained politely ...
... suggested Mr. Rhodes . " He knew the redcoats couldn't hit him , " said Star , and the class exploded . Skinny's ... suggest there might be a chance to continue music during vacation . The boys , returned to courtesy , explained politely ...
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