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Sinister Street
by Compton Mackenzie
A precocious boy grows to adulthood while struggling with both his own and society’s expectations of his role in life.
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A few passages to enter the atmosphere.
Book I: The Prison House
Book I
The Prison House
“What youth, Goddess—what guest
Of Gods or mortals?”
“Slow on your dials the shadows creep,
So many hours for food and sleep,
So many hours till study tire,
So many hours for heart’s desire.”
Sinister Street
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