“Already a connoisseur of boredom, Tony extended his acquaintance with Salisbury's furnished lodgings and the cheap residential hotels of Andover.” — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
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“Already a connoisseur of boredom, Tony extended his acquaintance with Salisbury's furnished lodgings and the cheap residential hotels of Andover.” — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
“Much of his time at Oxford passed by his own account under a dark cloud of listlessness and depression. He was dismayed by the… — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
“Small, inquisitive and solitary, the only child of an only son, growing up in rented lodgings or hotel rooms, constantly on the move as… — Hilary Spurling Copy Share Image
