The Museum of Things Left Behind. Seni Glaister
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Название: The Museum of Things Left Behind

Автор: Seni Glaister

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Зарубежный юмор

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isbn: 9780008118969

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      Fourth Estate

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      First published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate 2015

      Copyright © Seni Glaister 2015

      Seni Glaister asserts the moral right to

      be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue record of this book is

      available from the British Library.

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      This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Source ISBN: 9780008118952

      Ebook Edition © May 2015 ISBN: 9780008118969

      Version: 2016-05-11

      For my brave and brilliant father

      Prof. David Glaister

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       Dedication

       The Characters

       Epigraph

       1 In Which a Letter Stands Out

       2 In Which Treason Is Narrowly Avoided

       3 In Which a Formal Communication From a Foreign Entity Is Delivered

       4 In Which News Travels Fast

       5 In Which a President Addresses His Nation

       6 In Which Enough Tea Is Grown

       7 In Which the President Has Doubt

       8 In Which a Protestation Is Made

       9 In Which PEGASUS Has Her Wings Clipped

       10 In Which a Royal Visitor Arrives

       11 In Which Plan B Might Work

       12 In Which the British Visitor Is Made to Feel at Home

       13 In Which the Visitor Goes Exploring

       14 In Which Tourism and Recreation Go into Battle

       15 In Which the President Loses His Cool

       16 In Which the Dancing Begins

       17 In Which the Visitor Gets a Lesson in Timekeeping

       18 In Which Lizzie Makes a Bedside Visit

       19 In Which the Curiosities Are Examined

       20 In Which Lizzie Exerts Some Power

       21 In Which the Americans Play Ball

       22 In Which the Visitor Gets Down to Business

       23 In Which the Purpose of Education Is Questioned

       24 In Which Lizzie Beats the System

       25 In Which Love Is the Answer СКАЧАТЬ