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The favorite song was "Frankie and Johnnie," sung off key. "Frankie and Johnnie
were lovers! Oh, lordy, how they could love! They swore to be true to each other,
Just as true as the stars above — He was her man, But he done her wrong.
The favorite song was "Frankie and Johnnie," sung off key. "Frankie and Johnnie
were lovers! Oh, lordy, how they could love! They swore to be true to each other,
Just as true as the stars above — He was her man, But he done her wrong.
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"This story of Frankie and Johnnie, it's about the town I come from, you know.
Carter's Bridge. Down near Niag'ra, there. This was one of those towns, all
colored, from the days of the underground railway: All we colored people set up
freedom ...
"This story of Frankie and Johnnie, it's about the town I come from, you know.
Carter's Bridge. Down near Niag'ra, there. This was one of those towns, all
colored, from the days of the underground railway: All we colored people set up
freedom ...
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Frankie had a Negro's pride. She also had a gun. And she took this gun and her
pride downtown, and she went into that hotel in Carter's Bridge and up to
Johnnie's room where she shot him dead. But before he died, Johnnie said to
Frankie: ...
Frankie had a Negro's pride. She also had a gun. And she took this gun and her
pride downtown, and she went into that hotel in Carter's Bridge and up to
Johnnie's room where she shot him dead. But before he died, Johnnie said to
Frankie: ...
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Avis d'utilisateur - Katethegreyt - LibraryThingI've read this novel twice. It is a remarkable first novel; Findley lived up to this beginning and then some during his lifetime. The main character is both hero and victim even while he victimizes ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
Section 1 | 10 |
Section 2 | 27 |
Section 3 | 48 |
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afraid Alberta asked aunt began birds blue bottle broken pencil cats chair cigarette Clementine color coughed crazy croquet damn dark dead dear door drank eyes face faraway father fingers Frankie Frankie and Johnnie funny Gilbert glass grass hair hall hands happened head hear heard Hook Hooker knew Hooker looked Hooker saw Hooker thought Hooker watched inside Iris Janice Parker Jarman Jess Jessica Jessie John Harris Johnnie killed kitchen Lake Simcoe laughed lawn listen Little Bones living room looked at Hooker lordy Markham College mock orange mother mouth moved never Nicholas Nick Nick's noise once paused Phoebe porch quiet remember rose Rosetta seemed sick sighed silence sitting smell smiled someone sound stable stairs stared stood stopped talk tell things Tony Blair trees turned upstairs voice waited walked What's window Winslow
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The last of the crazy people |
| Auteur | Timothy Findley |
| Éditeur | Meredith Press, 1967 |
| Original provenant de | l'Université du Michigan |
| Numérisé | 7 mars 2008 |
| Longueur | 282 pages |
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