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Nostalgia Combray village of narrator and family. [Fr. Lit.: Remembrance of Things Past] singer sends well-wishes to home town. [Am. Pop. Music: Fordin, 531] TV series viewed 1950s America through tinted lenses. [TV: Terrace, I, 337–338] passes the time by listening to tapes on which he had recorded his earlier experiences and reflections. [Br. Drama: Beckett Krapp’s Last Tape in Weiss, 244]
book in which author recalls her precious child-hood years. [Am. Lit.: Magill I, 630–632] “Where are the snows of yesteryear?” [Fr. Lit.: Ballade des Dames du temps ladis, “Villon” in Benét, 1061] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is well-plotted, with wonderful prose and a setting lovingly, nostalgically and wonderfully evoked. When the little family's Papa nostalgically recalls past snowstorms, Schindler's illustrations depict not injury and chaos but slapstick humor, such as Papa getting tossed right out of the bathtub. ``Beehive's'' technical team helpfully -- and perhaps nostalgically -- projects album covers, so we can remind ourselves who memorably sang these songs if not who wrote them. |
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