"There are double words for everything: the word that swells, the word that belittles."

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Horror authorsChildren's authorsPoets from ScotlandNovelists from ScotlandShort story writers from Scotland
Original Language: English

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Ch. 9, Mackellar’s Journey with the Master.

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Ch. 9, Mackellar’s Journey with the Master.