Paton
Alan (Stewart), 1903–88, South African novelist.
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How to use Paton in a sentence
When about eleven he accompanied his elder brother, Alexander, to Mr. Paton's school at Falkirk.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneBy the kindness of Sir Nol Paton a most perfect fourteenth century specimen is illustrated.
Armour in England | J. Starkie GardnerMr Paton was as deaf as Pluto to all excuses, and as inexorable as Rhadamanthus in his retributive dispensations.
St. Winifred's | Frederic W. FarrarBut Mr Paton, allowing for his violent frame of mind, took no notice of this last affront.
St. Winifred's | Frederic W. FarrarMr Paton stopped, and looked with the greatest eagerness over every corner of the desk.
St. Winifred's | Frederic W. Farrar
British Dictionary definitions for Paton
/ (ˈpeɪtən) /
Alan (Stewart). 1903–88, South African writer, noted esp for his novel dealing with racism and apartheid in South Africa, Cry, the Beloved Country (1965)
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