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Classical in form, prestige, contemplative and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Penelope Fitzgerald
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 164
- Publisher
- Magnum Books, Collins, Chivers
- Editions
- 13
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780417060101
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First sentence
“'Are we to gather that Dreadnought is asking us all to do something dishonest?' Richard asked.”
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