The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold: A Conversation PieceGilbert Pinfold, an English writer suffering from a surfeit of sleeping pills, recounts his hallucinatory experiences while embarked on a boat for Ceylon. |
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Portrait of the Artist in Middle Age | 3 |
Collapse of Elderly Party | 24 |
An Unhappy Ship | 43 |
Copyright | |
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