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Until I was 14 I had my own houseboy to fetch and carry, pump my bike, pick up my dirty socks, writes Rhodesian-born novelist Leon Whiteson
Until I was 14 I had my own houseboy to fetch and carry, pump my bike, pick up my dirty socks, writes Rhodesian-born novelist Leon Whiteson

Until I was 14 I had my own houseboy to fetch and carry, pump my bike, pick up my dirty socks, writes Rhodesian-born novelist Leon Whiteson

Date5/17/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Until I was 14 I had my own houseboy to fetch and carry; pump my bike; pick up my dirty socks; writes Rhodesian-born novelist Leon Whiteson.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0100282F
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