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If a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a lot was lethal.

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The South African police would leave no stone unturned to see that nothing disturbed the even terror of their lives.

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Skullion had little use for contraceptives at the best of times. Unnatural, he called them, and placed them in the lower social category of things along with elastic-sided boots and made-up bow-ties. Not the sort of attire for a gentleman.

Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe

Tom Sharpe

Born: March 30, 1928

Died: June 6, 2013 (aged 85)

Bio: Thomas Ridley Sharpe was an English satirical novelist, best known for his Wilt series, as well as Porterhouse Blue and Blott on the Landscape, which were both adapted for television.

Known for:

Porterhouse Blue (1974)
Riotous Assembly (1971)
The Throwback (1978)
Blott on the Landscape (1975)

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