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Chopin performed on the piano by invisible hands, a horse-size dog with crocodile claws who feeds on marmalade, chairs that dance and saltcellars that scamper across the dining table. These are some of the fantastic images in The House of the Spirits, a first novel by Isabel Allende that has captivated readers in Latin America and Western Europe. Published in Spanish in 1982, it quickly became a best seller in Spain and many Latin American countries. Foreign-language versions that appeared last year have sold 400,000 copies in France and kept the book on the best-seller list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: From Chile with Magic the House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

Yale capitalized with a 7-play drive, capped by Paul Spivack's 3-yard-scoring scamper off left tackle...

Author: By Jeffrey A.zucker, | Title: Yale Nukes Harvard, 30-27; Penn Left Atop the Ivy Pile | 11/17/1984 | See Source »

...next time the Crimson touched the ball, White capped a 60-yard, 6-play drive with a 16-yard scamper around left end. Yet, after 20 straight successful PATs, Steinberg missed his first of the year and Harvard was holding a precarious 27-20 lead...

Author: By Jeffrey A.zucker, | Title: Yale Nukes Harvard, 30-27; Penn Left Atop the Ivy Pile | 11/17/1984 | See Source »

After Princeton cut an 11-point third-period deficit to 20-17, the Tigers' Dan Pelligrino scored on a 17-yard scamper to give the visitors a 24-20 advantage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale 27, Princeton 24 | 11/13/1984 | See Source »

...Crimson wasted no time, taking the opening kickoff 62 yards on 10 plays in a workmanlike drive that ended with a six-yard scoring scamper by Vignali...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Quakers Smash Crimson's Ivy Hopes, Blowing Out Harvard in 38-7 Debacle | 11/10/1984 | See Source »

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