Angle of Repose in Penguin Classics

Jun 27, 2016 Russell Bittner added it

I suspect that the following passage (on p. 56) sets the stage for at least the romance of this story quite as well as any other. It also, by the way, sets the historical tone of the book: “(o)n this day she lay down and hung her face over the cliff to see down the waterfall… She had Oliver Ward hanging onto her ankles to make sure she didn’t spill over.

“Anxious? Not on your life. In these days when a girl goes to bed with anybody who will pat her in a friendly way on the rump, few will be able ...more

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Jul 11, 2016 Russell Bittner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I suspect that the following passage (on p. 56) sets the stage for at least the romance of this story quite as well as any other. It also, by the way, sets the historical tone of the book: “(o)n this day she lay down and hung her face over the cliff to see down the waterfall… She had Oliver Ward hanging onto her ankles to make sure she didn’t spill over.

“Anxious? Not on your life. In these days when a girl goes to bed with anybody who will pat her in a friendly way on the rump, few will be able ...more

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