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Page 130
... Barry's youthful looks : ' I mistook the Captain's medical friend for his son or nephew . The grave doctor who was presented to me was a boy of eighteen . ' Dr Barry prescribed fresh air , exercise and regular baths , duly effecting a ...
... Barry's youthful looks : ' I mistook the Captain's medical friend for his son or nephew . The grave doctor who was presented to me was a boy of eighteen . ' Dr Barry prescribed fresh air , exercise and regular baths , duly effecting a ...
Page 142
... Barry's relatives were dead and it was no secret of mine , and that my own impression was that Dr Barry was a hermaphrodite . But whether Dr Barry was male , female or hermaphrodite I do not know , nor had I any purpose in making the ...
... Barry's relatives were dead and it was no secret of mine , and that my own impression was that Dr Barry was a hermaphrodite . But whether Dr Barry was male , female or hermaphrodite I do not know , nor had I any purpose in making the ...
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... Barry's imposture . The significance of the affair was consequently talked down , from a range of standpoints : denial that any imposture had taken place ( i.e. , Barry was not a woman ) ; denial that the imposture had been successful ...
... Barry's imposture . The significance of the affair was consequently talked down , from a range of standpoints : denial that any imposture had taken place ( i.e. , Barry was not a woman ) ; denial that the imposture had been successful ...
Contents
Introduction I | 1 |
VIPs or Guess Whos Coming to Dinner? | 33 |
Ferdinand Waldo Demara and Other Professional | 68 |
Copyright | |
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