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  • Written in pencil on the title page of my copy of Such, Such Were the Joys is a tribute to Orwell by a previous owner of the book.

    My Own Private Orwell: Why the high priest of dystopia still matters 2003

  • Seizing by the scruff of its neck Such, Such Were the Joys, the essay Orwell wrote in 1947 about his miserable time at prep school, Miss Buddicom gives it a good shake and shows that it's all a lot of poppycock: "I can guarantee that the 'I' of 'Such Such Were the Joys' is quite unrecognisable as Eric when we knew him then."

    Eric & Us: The Postscript 2007

  • He talked of an old friend of Samuel Johnson who published a book under the title The Joys of Madness, and of Cocteau, whom he liked, at least partly, and he recited one of his poems to me.

    The Death of Borges Bianciotti, Hector 1986

  • The study, called The Joys and Dilemmas of Wealth and scheduled for release next fall, will attempt to probe deeply into the private lives of the rich, from their family and values to their philanthropy and belief in God.

    Mr. Gates Queries His Peers 2007

  • The "Joys" of Renting yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'The "Joys" of Renting'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Renters and landlords may each find something interesting and of use here.'

    The "Joys" of Renting 2008

  • In his final years, he had been losing his faculties but it had only been a years since he made his last public appearance, on a Bob Hope special called "Joys," which was a spoof of "Jaws."

    - 2007

  • I like the way you titled it the "Joys" of Morning Sickness.

    The Joys of Morning Sickness Pilgrimage to Self 2006

  • _ 1724 'Joys'.p. 233, l. 28 _change thy Wonder. _ 4to 1673 'Wonders'.p. 234, l.

    The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I Aphra Behn 1664

  • Carol Smaldino: Election Special: The "Joys" of Blaming Obama

    Carol Smaldino: Election Special: The "Joys" of Blaming Obama 2009

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    Carol Smaldino: Election Special: The "Joys" of Blaming Obama 2009

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