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"If so, the final mustering of Trapnel's long dormant forces proved dramatically, in a sense appropriately, fatal. ...to squander it gloriously in The Hero of Acre." 30 TK #AnthonyPowellTogether #Trapnel #CeLaVie

"...a certain kind of gifted irresponsibility, combined with physical stamina and a fair degree of luck--always holds out an attractive hope that its possessor will prove immune to the ordinary vengeances of life" 147 BDFR #AnthonyPowellTogether #Trapnel

"'People can't very well reach me. I'm always moving about. I hate staying in the same place for long. It has a damaging effect on work. I'll ring you up or send a note. I rather enjoy the old-fashioned method of missive by hand of bearer.'" 113 BDFR #AnthonyPowellTogether #Trapnel #Handwritten

Image: Richard Gaywood, Hannah Trapnel, 1823, National Portrait Gallery

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