unearths some literary gems.
From Whiskers and Soda, by [of course] Frank Richardson:
[This collection of short pieces begins with what the author calls a "shocking bad preface."]
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Personally, I never know any of my heroines.
They always cut me.
[That's a "spoiler" from a piece called "Novelists and Their Characters."]
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In spite of the fact that we belong to the same club, we are quite friendly when we meet.
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[The attachments, as you can see, come from a piece about discovering the East Pole (which, as my own photo reminds us, I subsequently discovered here in Northampton); and from the signature screed called "Why Wear Whiskers?."]
[Bonuses:
The United Nonentities Club
Mr. Cringle-Blake
Mrs. Craven-Hill
Captain and Mrs. Baillie-Plews]
