The Natives Were Friendly, So We Stayed the NightThe autobiography of a much-travelled journalist and foreign correspondent, beginning in Paris just after the war, where he entertained his friends and contributors at Maxims, among them Noel Coward and the Duke of Windsor. |
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
April in Paris | 13 |
The best things in life are free | 21 |
Copyright | |
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Lucky Alex: The Career of Group Captain A. M. Jardine, AFC, CD, RCAF (Ret'd ... Colin Castle No preview available - 2001 |