![]() Their captain, a young musician fresh from music school, had enthusiastically taught his soldiers how to sing. These men had had no extra rations, but had practiced choral singing throughout the Burma campaign. ![]() Everyone asked if they had received extra rations, since they seemed so happy. ![]() When they disembarked at Yokosuka the people who came to greet them were astonished. They were always singing, even difficult pieces in several parts and they sang very well. And some of them were invalids, drained of color and borne on stretchers.īut among the returning soldiers there was one company of cheerful men. ![]() Angelina and Thomas talk about the characteristics of Helene as a reader and as a person seeking self-education.Ĭome back again next week for a special guest episode look at the literary life of Charlotte Mason! After that, we dig into George Eliot’s Silas Marner.Ĭommonplace Quotes: Our Japanese soldiers who came back from overseas were a pitiful sight. ![]() Cindy talks about her deep identification with Helene the first time she read 84, Charing Cross Road and how much she dreamed of going to England. Angelina Stanford, Cindy Rollins and Thomas Banks share their first experiences reading this book of letters between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel. Today’s book discussion on The Literary Life podcast centers around the book 84, Charing Cross Road. ![]()
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