Word: delight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with collar cuffs and pedalling his way around Chandrapore on a bicycle. Gallantly, he kisses Adeln's hand upon their introduction. When the liberal college, superintendent Richard Fielding (James Fox) talks amicably with Aziz, and even "condescends" to let him sit on his bed, the Indian is giddy with delight...
...book reviews or similar lint balls in this between-books collection. Instead, the author of Ragtime and Loon Lake offers six short stories, impeccably done, rather academic, mostly forgettable, and one 65-page mishmash called, for want of an accurate tag, a novella. The mishmash, surprisingly enough, is a delight, largely because it knits up all that has gone before...
Twelfth Night is a Shakespeare fan's delight, and the Huntington's production is nothing show of perfect. The cast is dynamic, the direction is excellent, and the masterful balance of bawdiness and wisdom promise to make even the stuffiest of Malvolios leave smiling...
...actor's outstanding performances are second only to the elaborate and colorful set and costumes. The creative scene changes and special effects make the stage an artistic delight, and by the time the elaborate wedding scene rolls around at the play's conclusion, the spectacle is a visual masterpiece...
...fauves and cubists. Ventura augments photographs of the paintings with his own sketches of the artists at work, explains such terms as fresco and perspective and concludes with a series of brief biographies. There are yearlong art-appreciation classes that do not contain as much information and delight...