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1914–1981 England
Robert Fordyce Aickman (27 June 1914 – 26 February 1981) was an English writer and conservationist. As a writer, he is best known for his supernatural fiction, which he described as "strange stories".
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Upon the passage to truth, cross-currents are to be expected.
Growing Boys (1977)
The idea came to him, not for the first time, that most of the things which people buy in the belief that they are luxuries are really poor substitutes for luxury.
The Wine-Dark Sea (1988)
I don’t spend all day reading the newspapers. It can get hold of you as poisonously as the television, if you once let it.
Growing Boys (1977)
It was, in any case, quite useless, and, like most useless things, useless almost immediately.
The Wine-Dark Sea (1988)
She had rather looked down on such shops and on such clothes, but that had been ignorance and the wrong kind of sophistication.
Growing Boys (1977)
She was almost glowing with resolution. She realized that to display moral qualities demands practice, just as much as intellectual and manual qualities.
Growing Boys (1977)
'I didn't find it in the least difficult,' said Grigg.
The Wine-Dark Sea (1988)
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