His own image... was no longer the reflection of a clumsy, dirty, gray bird, ugly and offensive. He himself was a swan! Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
Bio: René Weis is professor of English literature at University College, London. and the author of numerous scholarly publications. Among his books are: The Yellow Cross and Criminal Justice: The True Story of Edith Thompson. He lives in London.
