Modern Classics Famous Last WordsPenguin Canada, 28 juin 2005 - 392 pages In the final days of the Second World War, Hugh Selwyn Mauberley scrawls his desperate account on the walls and ceilings of his ice-cold prison high in the Austrian Alps. Officers of the liberating army discover his frozen, disfigured corpse and his astonishing testament—the sordid truth that he alone possessed. Fascinated but horrified, they learn of a dazzling array of characters caught up in scandal and political corruption. The exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor, von Ribbentrop, Hitler, Charles Lindbergh, Sir Harry Oakes—all play sinister parts in an elaborate scheme to secure world domination. |
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... German troops surrounding Mussolini's encampment . So it was that Mauberley turned eastward and made his way to Mantua , thinking for certain the rail lines would be open to Verona and the north . He arrived at Mantua on the 8th of ...
... German troops surrounding Mussolini's encampment . So it was that Mauberley turned eastward and made his way to Mantua , thinking for certain the rail lines would be open to Verona and the north . He arrived at Mantua on the 8th of ...
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... German train and I have a German desti- nation . " She got to her feet and stood in the glare of the light . She brushed her clothing and poked around in the scattered luggage for her suitcase and her handbag . " If I'm going to die , I ...
... German train and I have a German desti- nation . " She got to her feet and stood in the glare of the light . She brushed her clothing and poked around in the scattered luggage for her suitcase and her handbag . " If I'm going to die , I ...
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... German air force in action . I've seen its size . I've seen its power . I've seen its potential . " He paused . " Ned , England mustn't ever draw its fire . Never . They can bomb you out of existence . " Allenby's mind went ticking over ...
... German air force in action . I've seen its size . I've seen its power . I've seen its potential . " He paused . " Ned , England mustn't ever draw its fire . Never . They can bomb you out of existence . " Allenby's mind went ticking over ...
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