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    The Man Who Was Norris: The Life of Gerald Hamilton

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    The seedy and beguiling Gerald Hamilton was the man who Isherwood modelled Mr Norris on in Mr Norris Changes Train
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDedalus
    Release dateJun 30, 2014
    ISBN9781910213001
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