Margery Allingham: Frasi in inglese
“Telling the truth is the basis of all classic art.”
from Introduction
The Oaken Heart
The Oaken Heart
Margery Allingham libro The Fashion in Shrouds
Italics in original
The Fashion in Shrouds, New York: Felony & Mayhem, 2008, chapter six, p. 58 (Originally published in 1938)
In standard English the italicized text means, "It's crazy to give a policeman the bribe in counterfeit money." It was popularized as a nonsense catchphrase by Mad magazine.
Fiction Writings
“Once sex rears its ugly 'ead it's time to steer clear.”
‘Flowers for the Judge’ (1936) ch. 4.
Fiction Writings
“What a period. What an age to have been alive in. Oh thank God I was born when I was.”
The Oaken Heart - the story of an English Village - Michael Joseph 1941 ISBN 095108562X
The Oaken Heart
