We Showed The Old Man The Well-known Picture Of The
final tragedy, which depicts Gordon descending the stair- way. He gazed at it for a Ion time with the puzzled scrutiny of a man unaccustomed to deciphering pictures. Suddenly......
I Was Talking That Evening After Dinner To 3 Man
who had spent many years of his life in the Sudan. I tried to convey to him my impression of fear and tragedy. "Yes," he answered, "it is a vast and silent land ; peopled by......
I Discovered That There Were Several Conflicting...
of the manner in which Gordon met his death. One story was that he was shot dead by a sniper when walking on the roof. Another story was that he was speared while fighting in......
It Was In This Manner, A Few Days Ago, That
I was able in a Cornish harbour to enjoy The Four Feathers of Messrs. Mason and Korda. Of all the changes and transi- tions which I have witnessed in half a century perhaps the......
Always Have I Been Fascinated And Terrified By The Gordon
story. Long before I visited the Sudan, long before I met Slatin or Kitchener, I had read those angry and wrong- headed diaries and pictured to myself the agony of that......
We Discussed It Afterwards In The Cabin. My Companions Did
not, I found, regard the film with the same appreciation as I did myself. They were critical, for instance, of the role played by the doctor who, while pretending to be the......
People And Things
By HAROLD NICOLSON 0 NE of the agreeable things about sailing is that it pro- vides such frequent visits to the cinema. I am fond of films, but when in London I find myself......
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