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Perennial Library (P644)
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- Canonical title
- Roast Eggs
- Original publication date
- 1981 (copyright) (copyright)
- People/Characters
- Angela Connal; George Masters; Bill Green; James Connal
- Important places
- United Kingdom; England, UK
- Epigraph
- And certainly it is in the nature of extreme self-lovers, as they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs...
- Francis Bacon, "Of Wisdom for a Man's Self" - Dedication
- For Patricia
- First words
- Do you remember how old I am, James?
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Now," said Cleghorn "I want to hear from our two friends from the Yard exactly how Mr James Connal lost everything-including his voice-from playing with fire."
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- English, German
- Media
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- ISBNs
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