The Lady from Stalingrad Mansions

The Lady from Stalingrad Mansions
ISBN-10
0860510077
ISBN-13
9780860510079
Category
English wit and humor
Pages
160
Language
English
Published
1977
Publisher
London : Robson
Author
Alan Coren

Description

CHAPTER ONE : A DATE WITH DESTINY It was , I think , my great predecessor Warren Harding who kept saying ' Here's another fine mess you've got us into , Stanley , ' and there have been times when I knew exactly what he meant .

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