The paper walls were mounted on sliding panels, which, fitting into each other, can be made to disappear–and all one side of the apartment opened like a veranda, giving a view of the green country and the gray sky beyond. By way of a chair, they gave me a square cushion of black ...
This etext was produced by David Widger Additional proofing by Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com MADAME CHRYSANTHEME By PIERRE LOTI BOOK 2. CHAPTER XII HAPPY FAMILIES! July 18th. By this time, four officers of my ship are married like myself, and inhabiting the
My newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of London and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking ...
It's one for the ages now, and millions and millions of Americans and millions more around the world who are entirely unaware of Fred Ebb or John Kander nevertheless would instantly recognize that killer vamp. Years ago, filming a song with Liza Minnelli in Ebb's apartment for a BBC TV s...