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'My husband would have finished me off if I hadn't got out a bit quick' Real incidents from Dame Muriel Spark's life - including a murder - have a habit of finding their way into the plots of her books
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WE meet in the old fashioned hotel she stays at in London. I am
warned that Dame Muriel Spark is tired; hip operations have, in any
case, made her sedentary. So there she sits, small and demure on the
sofa, like a very elegant bird, perfectly perched, waiting to amaze.
The writer of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Girls of Slender
Means, Memento Mori and so much more mischief, has two outrageous
stories for me.
One fantasises about what happened to Lord Lucan after he killed
his children's nanny. It is told in her enjoyably odd new novel,
Aiding and Abetting (Viking, 12.99).
The other ...
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A Book On Every Coffee Table
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...largely forgotten individuals: Stuart Pratt Sherman, Irita Van Doren, Henry Seidel...culture and commerce. She quotes Sherman, the founding editor of Books...be done?" Quite literally, Sherman sought a middle ground, and in...
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CHANCELLOR HERMAN SPEAKS ON CELEBRATION OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Champaign Chancellors' Office issued the following text of a speech: In 1911, the author and literary critic Stuart Pratt Sherman penned these words about his work at the University of Illinois: "Here you are in the great heart of the country...
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COLLEGE NOTES
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine)
; ...Karen Keeler, Bridgton; Scott Libby, Dorothy Pratt, Suzanne Sherman, Casco; Jessica Arnott, Erin Dorr, Emily Ernest...Sebago Lake; Steve Conley, Bonnie Edgecomb, Beth Stuart, and Amy Walker, all of Standish; and Melissa Allen...
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Filming outside the U.S.(Film Production Chart)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; ...BEST MAN Seth Green, Stuart Townsend,Amy Smart...Margaret Fink, Emile Sherman; DIR, Neil Armfield...Battino, Kelly Wagner, Stuart Aikins, Sean Cossey...Kloves; DP, Roger Pratt; ED, Mick Audsley; PD, Stuart Craig; COS, Jany...
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Business briefs
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail
; ...last year's meeting, Thomas Pratt resigned from the board and...elected to serve the remainder of Pratt's term. Also, Dana Waldo resigned and Stuart Solomon was elected to serve...Lowe, Thomas Potter, Dwight Sherman, Chris Thomas, Stephen Walker...
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Brown battles by Reno for Wiscasset win
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; ...Brunswick), 5. Donnie Stuart (Pittston); Light...Light B Demon: 1. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 2. Josh...Farmingdale), 4. Adam Pratt (Dresden), 5. James...make-up: 1. Kevin Sherman (Wiscasset), 2. Josh...Chelsea), 5. Adam Pratt (Dresden) Speedway...
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Wills, trusts and estates: field established 1986.(Florida Bar 2004 Annual Directory Issue)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal
; ...561)750-3850 C/O Stuart R. Morris, P.A...33431-3414 Morris, Stuart Richard (96) (561)750-3850 Law Offices of Stuart Morris 7000 W. Palmetto...100, 33432-6114 Pratt, David (98) (561...32116-3929 Deland Sherman, William
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Wills, trusts and estates.(Florida State Bar licensed specialists)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Florida Bar Journal
; ...33180-2321 Morris, Stuart Richard (96) (561)750-3850 Law Offices of Stuart Morris 7000 W. Palmetto...561)750-3850 C/O Stuart R. Morris, P.A...100, 33432-6114 Pratt, David (98) (561...32118-3929 Deland Sherman, William E. (86...
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PopRockFolkJazzEtc.DON CHAPM ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...Friday at noon. Free. Stuart Park, North Fairfax and Stuart streets, Arlington...Harborplace Amphitheater, Pratt and Light streets...342-8190. DAVE SHERMAN & THE NIGHTCRAWLERS...Harborplace Amphitheater, Pratt and Light streets...
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McPartland leads Shires past Pandas
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
; ...Valley 42 At Orono, Ally Sherman scored 15 points to lead...2 Orono (12-6) 53 Sherman 4-7-15, Thibeault...Shead of Eastport. Robyn Stuart led Shead with 15 points...Cushing 1-0-2, Stuart 4-7-15, Dewitt 1...47 McGary 3-1-7, Pratt, E. Goodall 3-0...
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